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title: "Red-skirted Tree Frog"
description: "Dendropsophus rhodopeplus — Amfibieën. Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (common name: red-skirted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-skirted-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-skirted Tree Frog

> Dendropsophus rhodopeplus — Amfibieën. Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (common name: red-skirted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Dendropsophus rhodopeplus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 567
- Wikidata: [Q2702737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2702737)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65392](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65392)

## Names

- en: Red-skirted Tree Frog
- es: Ranita bandeada

## Countries with the most observations

EC (223), PE (189), BO (44), BR (40), CO (5)

## Summary

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus (common name: red-skirted treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.
It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus is a very abundant and widespread frog found in primary and secondary tropical rainforest. These frogs gather near permanent and temporary ponds and swamps for breeding.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ferhat Gundogdu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56268754

## Machine access

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