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title: "Green Tree Frog"
description: "Pelodryas caerulea — Amphibians. The Australian green tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea), also known as simply green tree frog in Australia, White's tree frog, or dumpy tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in the United States and New Zealand, though the latter is believed to have died out."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Green Tree Frog

> Pelodryas caerulea — Amphibians. The Australian green tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea), also known as simply green tree frog in Australia, White's tree frog, or dumpy tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in the United States and New Zealand, though the latter is believed to have died out.

- Scientific name: *Pelodryas caerulea*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 14615
- iNaturalist taxon: [1633145](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1633145)

## Names

- en: Green Tree Frog
- de: Korallenfinger-Laubfrosch
- fr: Rainette de White

## Countries with the most observations

AU (13774), PG (20), ID (5)

## Summary

The Australian green tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea), also known as simply green tree frog in Australia, White's tree frog, or dumpy tree frog, is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in the United States and New Zealand, though the latter is believed to have died out. It is morphologically similar to some other members of its family, particularly the magnificent tree frog (P. splendida) and the white-lipped tree frog (Sandyrana infrafrenata).
Larger than most Australian frogs, the Australian green tree frog reaches 10 cm (4 in) or more in length. Its average lifespan…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Bethlea Bell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280900247

## Machine access

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