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title: "Lesser Tree Frog"
description: "Dendropsophus minutus — Amphibians. Dendropsophus minutus (lesser treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Tree Frog

> Dendropsophus minutus — Amphibians. Dendropsophus minutus (lesser treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Dendropsophus minutus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `farm` (Farm), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1831
- Wikidata: [Q2706770](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2706770)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65377](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65377)

## Names

- en: Lesser Tree Frog
- de: Zwerglaubfrosch
- es: Ranita Amarilla Comun
- fr: Rainette menue

## Countries with the most observations

BR (692), GF (160), BO (73), EC (72), TT (69), PE (32), SR (24), CO (23), UY (22), AR (20), GY (5)

## Summary

Dendropsophus minutus (lesser treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In Spanish it is known as ranita amarilla común.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264140320

## Machine access

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