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title: "Chunam Tree Frog"
description: "Polypedates maculatus — Amphibians. Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chunam-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chunam Tree Frog

> Polypedates maculatus — Amphibians. Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia.

- Scientific name: *Polypedates maculatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4298
- Wikidata: [Q2708647](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2708647)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26555](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26555)

## Names

- en: Chunam Tree Frog
- de: Gefleckter Ruderfrosch
- es: Rana arborícola india

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2542), LK (482), BD (12), NP (8)

## Summary

Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830.
Although now considered as a separate species again, for a time, the Himalayan tree frog was considered as a subspecies of the Indian tree frog (as P. m. himalayensis). Polypedates leucomystax, a very similar species, was formerly included in P. maculatus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypedates_maculatus

## Photo

![Chunam Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chunam-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jaya Rakesh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48314901

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chunam-tree-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).