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title: "Western Tree Frog"
description: "Polypedates occidentalis — Amphibians. The western tree frog, Charpa tree frog, or Nagercoil whipping frog (Polypedates occidentalis) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Tree Frog

> Polypedates occidentalis — Amphibians. The western tree frog, Charpa tree frog, or Nagercoil whipping frog (Polypedates occidentalis) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to India.

- Scientific name: *Polypedates occidentalis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 693
- Wikidata: [Q3395722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395722)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66517)

## Names

- en: Western Tree Frog

## Countries with the most observations

IN (508)

## Summary

The western tree frog, Charpa tree frog, or Nagercoil whipping frog (Polypedates occidentalis) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to India. It has been observed between 100 and 1100 meters above sea level in the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve and Charpa Forest Range, both of which are in Kerala.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Aruna Gamuz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394087170

## Machine access

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