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title: "Gliding tree frog"
description: "Agalychnis spurrelli — Amfibieën. The gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gliding-leaf-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gliding tree frog

> Agalychnis spurrelli — Amfibieën. The gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.

- Scientific name: *Agalychnis spurrelli*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 639
- Wikidata: [Q692952](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692952)
- iNaturalist taxon: [134927](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134927)

## Names

- en: Gliding Leaf Frog
- de: Rotgemusterter Baumfrosch
- es: Rana Deslizadora
- nl: Gliding tree frog

## Countries with the most observations

CR (406), EC (84), CO (51)

## Summary

The gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Other common names are the gliding leaf frog, Spurrell's leaf frog, and pink-sided tree frog. The specific name, spurrelli, is in honour of British zoologist Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Gliding tree frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gliding-leaf-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112084729

## Machine access

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