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.

Quick facts about the sardinian tree frog
- Weight
- 4 gsrc for Weight
- 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?
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.
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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.
- 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 sardinian tree frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae
- genusHyla
- 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
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Relatives of the sardinian tree frog
Other species in the same genus Hyla.

European tree frog
Hyla arborea

Italian tree frog
Hyla intermedia

Savigny's treefrog
Hyla savignyi

Mediterranean tree frog
Hyla meridionalis
Hallowell's tree frog
Hyla hallowellii
Assam treefrog
Hyla annectans
CompareSardinian tree frog vs European tree frogSardinian tree frog vs Italian tree frogSardinian tree frog vs Savigny's treefrogSardinian tree frog vs Mediterranean tree frog
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.
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
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