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title: "Mexican Giant Tree Frog"
description: "Agalychnis dacnicolor — Anfibi. Agalychnis dacnicolor, the Mexican leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mexican-giant-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mexican Giant Tree Frog

> Agalychnis dacnicolor — Anfibi. Agalychnis dacnicolor, the Mexican leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

- Scientific name: *Agalychnis dacnicolor*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2484
- Wikidata: [Q28042873](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28042873)
- iNaturalist taxon: [135027](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135027)

## Names

- en: Mexican Giant Tree Frog
- de: Colima-Gespenstfrosch
- es: Ranita verduzca
- pt: Pachymedusa dacnicolor

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2221)

## Summary

Agalychnis dacnicolor, the Mexican leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The adult grows up to 100 mm in length, with an overall dorsal colour of green with scattered white spots. The underbelly is white with legs and digits of orange. This species has enlarged toes and golden eyes, and females are larger than males. They eat mainly insects and are nocturnal, spending the day in sheltered burrows or under stones or logs.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, and ponds…

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

## Photo

![Mexican Giant Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-giant-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Oscar Gonzalez Diaz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232432926

## Machine access

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