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Sardinian tree frog

Hyla sarda (De Betta, 1853)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The sardinian tree frog (Hyla sarda) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sardinian tree frog (Hyla sarda)
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sardinian tree frog

Length
up to 5 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
5 years
Main food
arthropodssrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
250 – 1,000src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sardinian tree frog live?

Not recorded

What is the sardinian tree frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sardinian tree frog or Tyrrhenian tree frog (Hyla sarda) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, found in Corsica, Sardinia, and the Tuscan Archipelago.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and urban areas.

From the Wikipedia article “Sardinian tree frog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sardinian_tree_frog&oldid=1384722554), 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 sardinian tree frog endangered?

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

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the sardinian tree frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyHylidae
  6. genusHyla
  7. SpeciesHyla sarda (De Betta, 1853)

Synonyms Dendrohyas sarda, Hyla arborea sarda

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Sardinia treefrogEnglish
  • Tyrrhenian tree frogEnglish
  • Tyrrhenian tree frogEnglish
  • Квакша сардзінскаяBelarusian
  • rosnička sardinskáCzech
  • sardinsk løvfrøDanish
  • Tyrrhenischer LaubfroschGerman
  • Sardischer LaubfroschGerman
  • Ranita sardaSpanish
  • tyrrhenanlehtisammakkoFinnish
  • Rainette sardeFrench
  • Rainette sarde (La)French
  • tirrén levelibékaHungarian
  • Raganella TirrenicaItalian
  • Raganella sardaItalian
  • サルデーニャアマガエルJapanese
  • Sardininė medvarlėLithuanian
  • Tyrrheense BoomkikkerDutch
  • Sardijnse boomkikkerDutch
  • 撒丁雨蛙Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the sardinian tree frog

Other species in the same genus Hyla.

LC, Least Concern

Assam treefrog

Hyla annectans

HylidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sardinian tree frog?

An adult sardinian tree frog weighs 4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sardinian tree frog endangered?

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

What does the sardinian tree frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

What kind of animal is the sardinian tree frog?

The sardinian tree frog (Hyla sarda) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.

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@misc{sardinian_tree_frog_2026,
  title = {Sardinian tree frog (Hyla sarda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sardinian-tree-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}