---
title: "Waxy Monkey Treefrog"
description: "Phyllomedusa bicolor — Amphibians. Phyllomedusa bicolor, the giant leaf frog, bicolor tree-frog, giant monkey frog, or waxy-monkey treefrog, is a species of leaf frog."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/waxy-monkey-treefrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Waxy Monkey Treefrog

> Phyllomedusa bicolor — Amphibians. Phyllomedusa bicolor, the giant leaf frog, bicolor tree-frog, giant monkey frog, or waxy-monkey treefrog, is a species of leaf frog.

- Scientific name: *Phyllomedusa bicolor*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 626
- Wikidata: [Q2697105](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2697105)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23746](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23746)

## Names

- en: Waxy Monkey Treefrog
- de: Riesenmakifrosch
- es: Rana Lemur Gigante
- fr: Phylloméduse bicolore
- nl: Giant leaf frog

## Countries with the most observations

PE (193), BR (130), GF (83), CO (62), GY (18), SR (18), BO (11)

## Summary

Phyllomedusa bicolor, the giant leaf frog, bicolor tree-frog, giant monkey frog, or waxy-monkey treefrog, is a species of leaf frog. It can be found in the Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia (Amazonas), Bolivia, and Peru, and can also be found in the Guianan Region of Venezuela and the Guianas, and in Cerrado of the state of Maranhão in Brazil.

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

## Photo

![Waxy Monkey Treefrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/waxy-monkey-treefrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291089647

## Machine access

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