Taipeh frog
Hylarana taipehensis (Van Denburgh, 1909)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The taipeh frog (Hylarana taipehensis) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 6.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the taipeh frog
- Weight
- 6.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 4 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 189 – 200src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the taipeh frog live?
Not recorded
What is the taipeh frog?
Hylarana taipehensis is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It has several common names, including Taipei frog, Taipei grass frog, two-striped grass frog, or striped slender frog. Following its redelimitation in 2019, its range is now believed to extend from Taiwan and southern China (including Hainan) to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and eastern Thailand. It has been observed as high as 800 meters above sea level.
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Is the taipeh frog endangered?
The taipeh 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. What the categories mean.
How is the taipeh frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusHylarana
- SpeciesHylarana taipehensis (Van Denburgh, 1909)
Synonyms Rana taipehensis, Rana taipehensis
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Taipei frogEnglish
- Taipei grass frogEnglish
- Taipei slender frogEnglish
- Two-striped grass frogEnglish
- skokan jihočínskýCzech
- Taipeh-GrasfroschGerman
- タイワンガエルJapanese
- 타이베이개구리Korean
- กบไต้หวันThai
- 台北纤蛙Chinese
- 台北蛙Chinese
- 台北赤蛙Chinese
- 臺北赤蛙Chinese
Relatives of the taipeh frog
Other species in the same genus Hylarana.
Leaf frog
Hylarana erythraea
Siam frog
Hylarana cubitalis
Sylvirana nigrovittata
Hylarana nigrovittata
Dacca frog
Hylarana tytleri
Kuatun frog
Hylarana latouchii
Guangdong frog
Hylarana macrodactyla
CompareTaipeh frog vs Leaf frogTaipeh frog vs Siam frogTaipeh frog vs Sylvirana nigrovittataTaipeh frog vs Dacca frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the taipeh frog?
An adult taipeh frog weighs 6.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the taipeh frog endangered?
The taipeh frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the taipeh frog?
The taipeh frog (Hylarana taipehensis) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. 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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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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