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Lemur leaf frog

Agalychnis lemur (Boulenger, 1882)

CRCritically Endangeredfrogs and toads

The lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur) is a species in the family Phyllomedusidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur)
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lemur leaf frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 5.3 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
45 – 46src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lemur leaf frog live?

Not recorded

What is the lemur leaf frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Agalychnis lemur, the lemur leaf frog or lemur frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and adjacent northwestern Colombia. It is classed as Critically Endangered and threatened by the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

From the Wikipedia article “Agalychnis lemur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agalychnis_lemur&oldid=1375289241), 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 lemur leaf frog endangered?

The lemur leaf frog is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the lemur leaf frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyPhyllomedusidae
  6. genusAgalychnis
  7. SpeciesAgalychnis lemur (Boulenger, 1882)

Synonyms Hylomantis lemur, Phyllomedusa lemur

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Lemur tree frogEnglish
  • listovnice přízračnáCzech
  • Lemur-LaubfroschGerman
  • Lemur-MakifroschGerman
  • Raganella lemureItalian
  • シロメアマガエルJapanese
  • Chwytnica lemurowataPolish
  • Rã-lêmurePortuguese
  • Филломедуза-лемурRussian
  • 狐猴紅眼蛙Chinese

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Relatives of the lemur leaf frog

Other species in the same genus Agalychnis.

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Common questions

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Is the lemur leaf frog endangered?

The lemur leaf frog is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the lemur leaf frog?

The lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur) belongs to the family Phyllomedusidae in the order Anura.

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@misc{lemur_leaf_frog_2026,
  title = {Lemur leaf frog (Agalychnis lemur)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemur-leaf-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}