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title: "Peron's Tree Frog"
description: "Pengilleyia peronii — Amphibians. Peron's tree frog (Pengilleyia peronii), also known as the emerald-spotted tree frog, emerald-speckled tree frog, laughing tree frog, and maniacal cackle frog, is species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/peron-s-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peron's Tree Frog

> Pengilleyia peronii — Amphibians. Peron's tree frog (Pengilleyia peronii), also known as the emerald-spotted tree frog, emerald-speckled tree frog, laughing tree frog, and maniacal cackle frog, is species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae.

- Scientific name: *Pengilleyia peronii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 8301
- iNaturalist taxon: [1633155](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1633155)

## Names

- en: Peron's Tree Frog
- de: Perons Laubfrosch
- es: Rana Arborícola de Peron

## Countries with the most observations

AU (7785)

## Summary

Peron's tree frog (Pengilleyia peronii), also known as the emerald-spotted tree frog, emerald-speckled tree frog, laughing tree frog, and maniacal cackle frog, is species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is a common frog found in Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peron%27s_tree_frog

## Photo

![Peron's Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peron-s-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195262502

## Machine access

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