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title: "Tarsier Leaf Frog"
description: "Phyllomedusa tarsius — Amphibien. Phyllomedusa tarsius, the brownbelly leaf frog or tarsier leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/tarsier-leaf-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tarsier Leaf Frog

> Phyllomedusa tarsius — Amphibien. Phyllomedusa tarsius, the brownbelly leaf frog or tarsier leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

- Scientific name: *Phyllomedusa tarsius*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 367
- Wikidata: [Q2701313](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2701313)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23740](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23740)

## Names

- en: Tarsier Leaf Frog
- es: Rana Lemur

## Countries with the most observations

EC (231), BR (65), PE (17), CO (16), BO (7)

## Summary

Phyllomedusa tarsius, the brownbelly leaf frog or tarsier leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia and Guyana.  This frog has been observed as high as 800 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog measures 82 mm (3.2 in) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in snout-vent length.  The adult female frog measures 110 mm.  The skin of the dorsum is green and some of the toes are brown and white.  The belly is white and orange in color, and the throat is white.  Their eyes are a mixture of orange, red, and black in color.
This frog…

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

## Photo

![Tarsier Leaf Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tarsier-leaf-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: johndev · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39458384

## Machine access

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