Red-eyed tree frog
Amazing fact
Young red-eyed tree frogs can change their skin color according to the time of day.
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Young red-eyed tree frogs can change their skin color according to the time of day.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Red-eyed tree frog
- Scientific name
- Agalychnis callidryas
- Japanese name
- アカメアマガエル
- Group
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Agalychnis
A frog of southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America, living in rainforests close to water.
As its name says, it has red eyes, a leaf-green body and orange feet.
It is active at night. By day it stays still on the underside of a leaf to keep its body from drying out.
How the Red-eyed tree frog lives
Their insect prey includes flies, grasshoppers and mosquitoes. They shake tree branches to send signals to others of their species through vibrations. During mating, males use a distinctive croak to attract females.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- 4–7 cm
- Weight
- 6–15 g
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Diet
- Insects
- Range
- Southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America
Where the Red-eyed tree frog has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アカメアマガエル
- 简体中文
- 红眼树蛙
- 繁體中文
- 紅眼樹蛙
- 한국어
- 붉은눈청개구리
- Español
- Rana verde de ojos rojos
- Français
- Grenouille aux yeux rouges
- Deutsch
- Rotaugenlaubfrosch
- Português (Brasil)
- Perereca-de-olhos-vermelhos
- Italiano
- Raganella dagli occhi rossi
- العربية
- ضفدع الشجر أحمر العينين
- Русский
- Красноглазая квакша
- বাংলা
- লালচোখা গেছো ব্যাঙ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Agalychnis callidryasChecked: 2026-11-03
- 鳥羽水族館 — アカメアマガエルChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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