---
title: "Temple Tree Frog"
description: "Kurixalus idiootocus — Anfibi. Kurixalus idiootocus is a small species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/temple-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Temple Tree Frog

> Kurixalus idiootocus — Anfibi. Kurixalus idiootocus is a small species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Kurixalus idiootocus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 5504
- Wikidata: [Q2697838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2697838)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26651)

## Names

- en: Temple Tree Frog
- de: Tempel-Bambusruderfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

TW (4390), CN (27)

## Summary

Kurixalus idiootocus is a small species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
It is endemic to Taiwan and is commonly known as the temple tree frog. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes and irrigated land. It is listed as being of "Least Concern" by the IUCN although there may be some destruction of its habitat.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: chiachiwu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25485411

## Machine access

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