---
title: "Schlegel's Green Tree Frog"
description: "Zhangixalus schlegelii — Amfibieën. Zhangixalus schlegelii (common names: Japanese gliding frog, Schlegel's green tree frog, Schlegel's flying frog, Schlegel's tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/schlegel-s-green-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schlegel's Green Tree Frog

> Zhangixalus schlegelii — Amfibieën. Zhangixalus schlegelii (common names: Japanese gliding frog, Schlegel's green tree frog, Schlegel's flying frog, Schlegel's tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Zhangixalus schlegelii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 642
- iNaturalist taxon: [923353](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/923353)

## Names

- en: Schlegel's Green Tree Frog
- de: Schlegels Ruderfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

JP (496)

## Summary

Zhangixalus schlegelii (common names: Japanese gliding frog, Schlegel's green tree frog, Schlegel's flying frog, Schlegel's tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Japan and found in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu as well as the Ryukyu Islands. It is named after Hermann Schlegel, a 19th-century German zoologist.

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

## Photo

![Schlegel's Green Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/schlegel-s-green-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183480823

## Machine access

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