---
title: "Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog"
description: "Sphaenorhynchus lacteus — Anfibi. Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, the Orinoco lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/greater-hatchet-faced-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog

> Sphaenorhynchus lacteus — Anfibi. Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, the Orinoco lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Sphaenorhynchus lacteus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 635
- Wikidata: [Q2714201](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2714201)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24238](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24238)

## Names

- en: Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog
- es: Rana Fantasma
- fr: Sphénorhynque lacté

## Countries with the most observations

BR (161), PE (142), BO (98), TT (49), CO (29), EC (29), GF (26), SR (22), GY (7)

## Summary

Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, the Orinoco lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is a widely distributed species found in the Orinoco and Amazon basins in Venezuela, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago.

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

## Photo

![Greater Hatchet-faced Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-hatchet-faced-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Arthur 🕷 Bitar 🐌 Marinho 🦈 Colares 🐛 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335201764

## Machine access

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