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title: "Common Hourglass Tree Frog"
description: "Polypedates cruciger — Anfíbios. Polypedates cruciger (commonly known as the Sri Lanka whipping frog or common hour-glass tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-hourglass-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Hourglass Tree Frog

> Polypedates cruciger — Anfíbios. Polypedates cruciger (commonly known as the Sri Lanka whipping frog or common hour-glass tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Polypedates cruciger*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 700
- Wikidata: [Q2377997](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2377997)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26588](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26588)

## Names

- en: Common Hourglass Tree Frog
- de: Kreuzrücken-Ruderfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

LK (625)

## Summary

Polypedates cruciger (commonly known as the Sri Lanka whipping frog or common hour-glass tree-frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Sri Lanka. It has been osbserved as high as 1600 meters above sea level.
This frog can tolerate different habitats, including secondary forest, banana farms, gardens, and buildings. Scientists have not seen this frog in primary forest.
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out because of its large range and tolerance to altered habitat.
Scientists used to think frog was conspecific with Polypedates pseudocruciger, which lives in India's Western…

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

## Photo

![Common Hourglass Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-hourglass-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137778656

## Machine access

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