Common tree frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common tree frog lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Polypedates leucomystax
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Rhacophoridae

Where does the common tree frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common tree frog in 10 countries and territories across Asia. In Brunei, Indonesia, Japan it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common tree frog endangered?

The common tree frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common tree frog?

The common tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Rhacophoridae, genus Polypedates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common tree frog

Polypedates leucomystax is a species in the shrub frog family Rhacophoridae. It is known under numerous common names, including common tree frog, four-lined tree frog, golden tree frog or striped tree frog. Many past authors have united it with the common Indian tree frog in P. maculatus (or Rhacophorus maculatus, as was common in older times), but today they are generally considered distinct species. In its native range, it is also called "white-lipped tree frog", but this name is otherwise applied to a species of true tree frogs (family Hylidae).

Polypedates leucomystax is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. It is, in fact a species complex containing various cryptic species within it.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common tree frog (revision 1354934591), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2277171 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).