Indian tree frog
Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The Indian tree frog (Polypedates maculatus) is a species in the family Rhacophoridae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 35.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the Indian tree frog
- Weight
- 35.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 8.3 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 599src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the Indian tree frog live?
Not recorded
What is the Indian tree frog?
Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830.
Although now considered as a separate species again, for a time, the Himalayan tree frog was considered as a subspecies of the Indian tree frog (as P. m. himalayensis). Polypedates leucomystax, a very similar species, was formerly included in P. maculatus.
From the Wikipedia article “Polypedates maculatus” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polypedates_maculatus&oldid=1314689011), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the Indian tree frog endangered?
The Indian tree frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the Indian tree frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhacophoridae
- genusPolypedates
- SpeciesPolypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
Synonyms Hyla maculata, Hyla reynoudi, Rhacophorus acanthostomus, Rhacophorus leucomystax maculatus, Rhacophorus maculatus
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Chunam frogEnglish
- Chunam tree frogEnglish
- Common Indian tree frogEnglish
- Common Indian tree-frogEnglish
- Common tree frogEnglish
- Himalayan tree frogEnglish
- Himalayan tree frogEnglish
- Spotted tree frogEnglish
- Spotted whipping frogEnglish
- létavka skvrnitáCzech
- Gefleckter RuderfroschGerman
- Rana arborícola indiaSpanish
- સીતા દેડકીGujarati
- Dėmėtoji skraidvarlėLithuanian
- തവിട്ട് മരത്തവളMalayalam
- Perereca-indianaPortuguese
- Пятнистый веслоногRussian
- පුල්ලි ගස් මැඩියාSinhala
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Relatives of the Indian tree frog
Other species in the same genus Polypedates.
Common tree frog
Polypedates leucomystax
Sri Lanka whipping frog
Polypedates cruciger
File-eared tree frog
Polypedates otilophus
Brown tree frog
Polypedates megacephalus
Baram whipping frog
Polypedates macrotis
Collett's tree frog
Polypedates colletti
CompareIndian tree frog vs Common tree frogIndian tree frog vs Sri Lanka whipping frogIndian tree frog vs File-eared tree frogIndian tree frog vs Brown tree frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Indian tree frog?
An adult Indian tree frog weighs 35.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the Indian tree frog endangered?
The Indian tree frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the Indian tree frog?
The Indian tree frog (Polypedates maculatus) belongs to the family Rhacophoridae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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