Morelet's tree frog
Agalychnis moreletii (Duméril, 1853)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The morelet's tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii) is a species in the family Phyllomedusidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 31 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the morelet's tree frog
- Weight
- 31 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 8.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 115 – 218src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the morelet's tree frog live?
Not recorded
What is the morelet's tree frog?
Morelet's tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii), also known as black-eyed leaf frog and popeye hyla, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
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Is the morelet's tree frog endangered?
The morelet's 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.
How is the morelet's tree frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPhyllomedusidae
- genusAgalychnis
- SpeciesAgalychnis moreletii (Duméril, 1853)
Synonyms Agalychnis holochlora, Agalychnis holochlora, Hyla holochlora, Hyla moreletii, Phyllomedusa moreletii, Phyllomedusa moreletii
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Black-eyed leaf frogEnglish
- Black-eyed leaf frogEnglish
- Black-eyed tree frogEnglish
- Morelet's treefrogEnglish
- Morelet's treefrogEnglish
- Morelet’s tree frogEnglish
- Morelet’s tree frogEnglish
- Popeye HylaEnglish
- listovnice MoreletovaCzech
- Popeye-LaubfroschGerman
- Schwarzaugen-LaubfroschGerman
- EscuerzoSpanish
- Rana de árbol de ojos negrosSpanish
- Rana de ojos negrosSpanish
- Rana MakiSpanish
- Rana MoreletSpanish
- Rainette arboricole de MoreletFrench
- モレレットアカメアマガエルJapanese
- Chwytnica moreletaPolish
- Оранжевобокая квакшаRussian
Relatives of the morelet's tree frog
Other species in the same genus Agalychnis.
Red-eyed treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Blue-sided leaf frog
Agalychnis annae
Lemur leaf frog
Agalychnis lemur
Mexican leaf frog
Agalychnis dacnicolor
Misfit leaf frog
Agalychnis saltator
Warty leaf frog
Agalychnis buckleyi
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the morelet's tree frog?
An adult morelet's tree frog weighs 31 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the morelet's tree frog endangered?
The morelet's 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 morelet's tree frog?
The morelet's tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii) 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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