Species group · Amphibians

Treefrogs

WAnimals has 4 species of treefrog, all in the family Hylidae.

4 species
1 family
61 countries
62 parks
Length
2 cm – 6.5 cm
Lifespan
4 – 10 years

Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 4.

All 4 species of treefrogs on WAnimals

Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Conservation status

4 Least Concern

No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.

See the global conservation status

Where they live

Recorded in 61 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

Did you know…

  • The night chorus of calling males carries several hundred metres, despite how small the frog is.

    From Common Tree Frog

  • It eats small insects and other invertebrates.

    From Common Tree Frog

  • It lives in woodland, hedgerows, gardens and ground near standing water across much of Europe.

    From Common Tree Frog

  • It can shift in tone between bright green, bluish and yellowish with temperature and humidity.

    From Stripeless Treefrog

  • It differs from its close relative in lacking a dark stripe running to the nostrils.

    From Stripeless Treefrog

  • Among the small arthropods it hunts, it favours moths and mosquito larvae.

    From Stripeless Treefrog

  • Its choruses are among the densest in the Neotropics: hundreds of males calling at once from the vegetation over a pool make a noise that makes conversation difficult a few metres away.

    From Small-headed Treefrog

  • The males time their calls so as not to overlap with their neighbour, alternating within microseconds so that each is audible separately to the females.

    From Small-headed Treefrog

Ecosystems

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