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title: "Eastern Tree Frog"
description: "Hyla orientalis — Amphibians. Hyla orientalis, also known as the eastern tree frog, oriental tree frog or Shelkovnikov's tree frog, is a species from the genus Hyla."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Tree Frog

> Hyla orientalis — Amphibians. Hyla orientalis, also known as the eastern tree frog, oriental tree frog or Shelkovnikov's tree frog, is a species from the genus Hyla.

- Scientific name: *Hyla orientalis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2751
- Wikidata: [Q4675372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4675372)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70647](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70647)

## Names

- en: Eastern Tree Frog
- de: Östlicher Laubfrosch
- es: Ranita oriental
- fr: Rainette orientale
- pl: Rzekotka wschodnia

## Countries with the most observations

BG (612), UA (416), RU (363), RO (341), GE (234), TR (186), PL (129), IR (96), GR (91), AZ (35), BY (26), AM (15)

## Summary

Hyla orientalis, also known as the eastern tree frog, oriental tree frog or Shelkovnikov's tree frog, is a species from the genus Hyla. The species was originally described by Jacques von Bedriaga in 1890, and is found in eastern and southeastern Europe as well as Asia Minor and parts of west Asia.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Adam Juźwiak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67705343

## Machine access

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