Mexican leaf frog
Agalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The mexican leaf frog (Agalychnis dacnicolor) is a species in the family Phyllomedusidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 71 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mexican leaf frog
- Weight
- 71 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 10.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 187 – 467src for Young per litter or clutch
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mexican leaf frog live?
Not recorded
What is the mexican leaf frog?
Agalychnis dacnicolor, the Mexican leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The adult grows up to 100 mm in length, with an overall dorsal colour of green with scattered white spots. The underbelly is white with legs and digits of orange. This species has enlarged toes and golden eyes, and females are larger than males. They eat mainly insects and are nocturnal, spending the day in sheltered burrows or under stones or logs.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, and ponds. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Breeding takes place near ponds and swamps. The eggs are laid in clumps above the water on foliage. The tadpoles fall into the water after hatching.
From the Wikipedia article “Agalychnis dacnicolor” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agalychnis_dacnicolor&oldid=1314022955), 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 mexican leaf frog endangered?
The mexican leaf 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.
How is the mexican leaf frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPhyllomedusidae
- genusAgalychnis
- SpeciesAgalychnis dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
Synonyms Agalychnis alcorni, Pachymedusa dacnicolor, Phyllomedusa alcorni, Phyllomedusa dacnicolor
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Mexican giant tree frogEnglish
- listovnice mexickáCzech
- Colima-GespenstfroschGerman
- Mexikanischer BlattfroschGerman
- Ranita verduzcaSpanish
- rana cara de niñoSpanish
- Rana de árbol mexicanaSpanish
- フトアマガエルJapanese
- Perereca-gigante-mexicanaPortuguese
- Толстая квакшаRussian
Relatives of the mexican leaf frog
Other species in the same genus Agalychnis.
Red-eyed treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Blue-sided leaf frog
Agalychnis annae
Lemur leaf frog
Agalychnis lemur
Morelet's tree frog
Agalychnis moreletii
Misfit leaf frog
Agalychnis saltator
Warty leaf frog
Agalychnis buckleyi
CompareMexican leaf frog vs Red-eyed treefrogMexican leaf frog vs Blue-sided leaf frogMexican leaf frog vs Lemur leaf frogMexican leaf frog vs Morelet's tree frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mexican leaf frog?
An adult mexican leaf frog weighs 71 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mexican leaf frog endangered?
The mexican leaf 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 mexican leaf frog?
The mexican leaf frog (Agalychnis dacnicolor) belongs to the family Phyllomedusidae 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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