[2] [3] It has a range from the West Coast of the United States from Central California inland through Idaho.

They can live at sea level, but also up to more than 10,000 feet utilizing trees, ponds, grasslands, farmlands, meadows, and lakes as habitats.

[2] They occur in shades of greens or browns and can change colors over periods of hours and weeks.

[2] Like other creatures, these frogs hibernate in the winter, usually underground but sometimes in other water-resistant locations, like logs or other forms of wood.

[2] Almost immediately after winter, these frogs leave their usual habitats for calm freshwater where they can lay their eggs without having to worry about fishes disturbing them before disappearing back into the background of the forest.