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Brown tree frog

Osteopilus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The brown tree frog (Osteopilus ocellatus) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the brown tree frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 7.6 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
332 – 553
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown tree frog live?

Not recorded

Is the brown tree 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 brown tree frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyHylidae
  6. genusOsteopilus
  7. SpeciesOsteopilus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cystignathus ocellatus, Gnathophysa ocellata, Hyla brunnea, Hyla dominicensis brunnea, Hyla septentrionalis brunnea, Leptodactylus ocellatus, Leptodactylus ocellatus bonariensis, Leptodactylus ocellatus ocellatus, Leptodactylus oxycephalus, Leptodactylus pachypus, Leptodactylus pygmeus, Leptognathus ocellatus, Osteopilus brunneus, Rana ocellata, Trachycephalus scutigerus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Jamaican laughing frogEnglish
  • Savanna-la-Mar tree frogEnglish
  • rosnička západoindickáCzech
  • Вест-индская квакшаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown tree frog

Other species in the same genus Osteopilus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brown tree frog?

The brown tree frog (Osteopilus ocellatus) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown tree frog (Osteopilus ocellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/osteopilus-ocellatus

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BibTeX
@misc{osteopilus_ocellatus_2026,
  title = {Brown tree frog (Osteopilus ocellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/osteopilus-ocellatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}