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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Forest Tree Frog sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
White-edged Treefrog
Boana albomarginata
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
White-fronted Tree Frog
Aplastodiscus albofrenatus
Bandeirantes Snouted Tree Frog
Ololygon perpusilla
Campo Belo Snouted Treefrog
Scinax crospedospilus
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Three-lined Snouted Tree Frog
Ololygon trapicheiroi
Ornate Forest toad
Rhinella ornata
Gaudichaud's Frog
Crossodactylus gaudichaudii
Santa Catarina Tree Toad
Hylodes nasus
Military River Frog
Thoropa miliaris
📅 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 Tijuca National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Forest Tree Frog sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Tijuca National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.