Elegant Forest Tree Frog
Dendropsophus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusDendropsophus (Yellow Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesDendropsophus elegans (Elegant Forest Tree Frog)
Dendropsophus elegans is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Corcovado Tree Frog
Dendropsophus seniculus
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Cope's Eastern Paraguay Tree Frog
Boana polytaenia
Teresopolis Treefrog
Aplastodiscus arildae
Guinle Treefrog
Aplastodiscus leucopygius
Leopard Tree Frog
Boana pardalis
Semi-lined Tree Frog
Boana semilineata
Maldonada redbelly toad
Melanophryniscus moreirae
Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
Pumpkin Toadlet
Brachycephalus ephippium
Clay Robber Frog
Haddadus binotatus
Mantiqueira Smooth-horned Frog
Proceratophrys mantiqueira
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Elegant Forest Tree Frog at Itatiaia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |