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title: "Taipei Green Tree Frog"
description: "Zhangixalus taipeianus — Amphibians. The Taipei tree frog (Zhangixalus taipeianus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/taipei-green-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Taipei Green Tree Frog

> Zhangixalus taipeianus — Amphibians. The Taipei tree frog (Zhangixalus taipeianus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Zhangixalus taipeianus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1124
- Wikidata: [Q112895219](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112895219)
- iNaturalist taxon: [923300](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/923300)

## Names

- en: Taipei Green Tree Frog

## Countries with the most observations

TW (864)

## Summary

The Taipei tree frog (Zhangixalus taipeianus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to central and northern Taiwan. It is a medium-sized tree frog; females are 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in) in snout-vent length, and males are slightly smaller 3.5–4.5 cm (1.4–1.8 in).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, ponds, and irrigated land. It has been observed no higher than 1500 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog measures about 35–45 mm in snout-vent…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: chiachiwu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66365046

## Machine access

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