Savigny's treefrog
Hyla savignyi Audouin, 1827
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The savigny's treefrog (Hyla savignyi) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the savigny's treefrog
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 4.9 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 200 – 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 savigny's treefrog live?
Not recorded
What is the savigny's treefrog?
Hyla savignyi, also known as Savigny's treefrog, lemon-yellow tree frog, and Middle East tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. This frog is found in south western Asia, Cyprus and northeastern Egypt.
From the Wikipedia article “Hyla savignyi” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyla_savignyi&oldid=1383164900), 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 savigny's treefrog endangered?
The savigny's treefrog 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 savigny's treefrog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae
- genusHyla
- SpeciesHyla savignyi Audouin, 1827
Synonyms Hyla arborea savignyi, Hyla arborea var. savignyi
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Lemon-yellow tree frogEnglish
- Lemon-yellow tree frogEnglish
- Middle east tree frogEnglish
- ضفدع شجر الشرق الأوسطArabic
- ضفدع الشجر الاصفر الليمونيArabic
- بۆقەشینەی لیمۆییCentral Kurdish
- rosnička levantskáCzech
- Mittelöstlicher LaubfroschGerman
- Kleinasiatischer LaubfroschGerman
- DarvagPersian
- قورباغه درختیPersian
- قورباغه درختی ساویگنیPersian
- Rainette de SavignyFrench
- אילנית מצויהHebrew
- Raganella di SavignyItalian
- Perzische BoomkikkerDutch
- Kleinaziatische BoomkikkerDutch
- Midden-Oosten BoomkikkerDutch
- Turkse BoomkikkerDutch
- Малоазиатская квакшаRussian
- Maloaziatskaya KvakshaRussian
- Yeşil KurbağaTurkish
- 薩氏雨蛙Chinese
Relatives of the savigny's treefrog
Other species in the same genus Hyla.

European tree frog
Hyla arborea

Italian tree frog
Hyla intermedia

Sardinian tree frog
Hyla sarda

Mediterranean tree frog
Hyla meridionalis
Hallowell's tree frog
Hyla hallowellii
Assam treefrog
Hyla annectans
CompareSavigny's treefrog vs European tree frogSavigny's treefrog vs Italian tree frogSavigny's treefrog vs Sardinian tree frogSavigny's treefrog vs Mediterranean tree frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the savigny's treefrog endangered?
The savigny's treefrog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the savigny's treefrog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the savigny's treefrog?
The savigny's treefrog (Hyla savignyi) 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
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
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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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