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Leaf frog

Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The leaf frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the leaf frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 7.5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggs
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the leaf frog live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the leaf frog as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Brunei

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the leaf frog endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the leaf frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyRanidae
  6. genusHylarana
  7. SpeciesHylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)

Synonyms Hyla erythraea, Hylorana erythraea, Limnodytes erythraeus, Polypedates erythraea, Rana erythraea

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Common green frogEnglish
  • Common greenbackEnglish
  • Green paddy frogEnglish
  • Kongkang GadingEnglish
  • Red-eared frogEnglish
  • skokan červenouchýCzech
  • RotohrfroschGerman
  • アジアミドリガエルJapanese
  • Rã-das-folhasPortuguese
  • Красноухая лягушкаRussian
  • กบบัวThai
  • Manwit (cebuano)root
  • 普通綠蛙Chinese
  • เขียดจิกThai
  • Manwit (ilonggo)root
  • Palakang Cory (tagalog)root

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leaf frog

Other species in the same genus Hylarana.

Siam frog

Hylarana cubitalis

RanidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern
Taipeh frog (Hylarana taipehensis)

Taipeh frog

Hylarana taipehensis

Ranidae

Dacca frog

Hylarana tytleri

RanidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLeaf frog vs Siam frogLeaf frog vs Taipeh frogLeaf frog vs Sylvirana nigrovittataLeaf frog vs Dacca frog

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the leaf frog an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the leaf frog as introduced in 1 country: Brunei, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the leaf frog?

The leaf frog (Hylarana erythraea) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Leaf frog (Hylarana erythraea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaf-frog

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“Leaf frog (Hylarana erythraea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaf-frog.

BibTeX
@misc{leaf_frog_2026,
  title = {Leaf frog (Hylarana erythraea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaf-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}