# Pacific tree frog (*Pseudacris regilla*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 5.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 5.6 g |
| Length | up to 5 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | arthropods |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | 265 – 807 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Garden snake (*Thamnophis sirtalis*), Aquatic garter snake (*Thamnophis atratus*), American kestrel (*Falco sparverius*), Great blue heron (*Ardea herodias*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 1 country. Introduced: Germany. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Hylidae
- genus: Pseudacris
- species: *Pseudacris regilla* (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Synonyms: *Hyla curta*, *Hyla regilla*, *Hyla regilla cascadae*, *Hyla regilla curta*, *Hyla regilla deserticola*, *Hyla regilla hypochondriaca*, *Hyla regilla laticeps*, *Hyla regilla pacifica*, *Hyla regilla palouse*, *Hyla regilla regilla*, *Hyla regilla scapularis*, *Hyla regilla sierra*, *Hyla regilla sierrae*, *Hyla scapularis*, *Hyla scapularis hypochondriaca*, *Hyla scapularis var. hypochondriaca*, *Hyliola hypochondriaca*, *Hyliola regilla*, *Hyliola sierra*, *Pseudacris hypochondriaca*, *Pseudacris hypochondriaca curta*, *Pseudacris hypochondriaca hypochondriaca*, *Pseudacris pacifica*, *Pseudacris sierra*

## Common questions

### How big is the Pacific tree frog?

An adult Pacific tree frog weighs 5.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the Pacific tree frog endangered?

The Pacific tree frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

### What does the Pacific tree frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

### Is the Pacific tree frog an invasive species?

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

### What kind of animal is the Pacific tree frog?

The Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.

### What eats the Pacific tree frog?

Animals recorded preying on the Pacific tree frog include garden snake, aquatic garter snake, american kestrel and great blue heron. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://commons.wikimedia.org), 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).
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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