---
title: "Dainty Tree Frog"
description: "Chlorohyla gracilenta — Amphibians. The dainty green tree frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta), also known as the graceful tree frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dainty-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dainty Tree Frog

> Chlorohyla gracilenta — Amphibians. The dainty green tree frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta), also known as the graceful tree frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae.

- Scientific name: *Chlorohyla gracilenta*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 4453
- iNaturalist taxon: [1632446](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1632446)

## Names

- en: Dainty Tree Frog
- de: Zierlicher Laubfrosch
- fr: Rainette gracile

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4275), NC (5)

## Summary

The dainty green tree frog (Chlorohyla gracilenta), also known as the graceful tree frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is native to eastern Queensland, and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and ranges from northern Cape York in Queensland to Gosford in New South Wales, with a small and most likely introduced population in Hornsby Heights in Sydney. It is one of two faunal emblems of the City of Brisbane.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Isaiah Findley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198242028

## Machine access

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