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title: "Harlequin Treefrog"
description: "Dendropsophus ebraccatus — Amphibians. Dendropsophus ebraccatus, also known as the hourglass treefrog, referring to the golden-brown hourglass shape seen surrounded by skin yellow on its back."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/harlequin-treefrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Harlequin Treefrog

> Dendropsophus ebraccatus — Amphibians. Dendropsophus ebraccatus, also known as the hourglass treefrog, referring to the golden-brown hourglass shape seen surrounded by skin yellow on its back.

- Scientific name: *Dendropsophus ebraccatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 3411
- Wikidata: [Q2700711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2700711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65349](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65349)

## Names

- en: Harlequin Treefrog
- de: Bromelien-Laubfrosch
- es: Rana arbórea amarillenta
- fr: Rainette sablier

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2517), PA (413), CO (151), NI (41), MX (31), BZ (27), GT (7)

## Summary

Dendropsophus ebraccatus, also known as the hourglass treefrog, referring to the golden-brown hourglass shape seen surrounded by skin yellow on its back. Their underbellies are yellow. Their arms and lower legs usually display bold patterns while their upper legs or thighs are light yellow giving them the appearance of wearing no pants. The species name "ebraccata" translates to "without trousers" in Latin.
The hourglass treefrog is throughout Mexico from southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, slightly more southern in Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula. The hourglass treefrog also presides south of Mexico…

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

## Photo

![Harlequin Treefrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/harlequin-treefrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139701191

## Machine access

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