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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Forest Tree Frog sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
Two-spotted Tree Frog
Dendropsophus bipunctatus
Corcovado Tree Frog
Dendropsophus seniculus
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Rio Babi Snouted Tree Frog
Ololygon humilis
Leopard Tree Frog
Boana pardalis
Bandeirantes Snouted Tree Frog
Ololygon perpusilla
Yellowbelly Snouted Treefrog
Ololygon flavoguttata
Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog
Trachycephalus mesophaeus
Teresopolis Snouted Tree Frog
Ololygon albicans
White-edged Treefrog
Boana albomarginata
Espirito Santo tree frog
Bokermannohyla circumdata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Forest Tree Frog sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.