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Grey foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis xerampelina Least concern

Where the grey foam-nest tree frog lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 301 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See frogs & toads on the world map

Grey foam-nest tree frog: Chiromantis xerampelina
Photo: Simon J. Tonge, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameChiromantis xerampelina
GroupFrogs & toads
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in8 countries
ContinentsAfrica
ClassAmphibian
OrderAnura
FamilyRhacophoridae

Where does the grey foam-nest tree frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grey foam-nest tree frog in 8 countries and territories across Africa.

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 grey foam-nest tree frog endangered?

The grey foam-nest 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 grey foam-nest tree frog?

The grey foam-nest tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Rhacophoridae, genus Chiromantis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the grey foam-nest tree frog

The grey foam-nest tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina), or southern foam-nest tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. They are found in southern Africa.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grey foam-nest tree frog (revision 1365166325), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2701139 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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