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title: "Yellow Treefrog"
description: "Dendropsophus microcephalus — Anfíbios. Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-treefrog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Treefrog

> Dendropsophus microcephalus — Anfíbios. Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Dendropsophus microcephalus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 2602
- Wikidata: [Q2705024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705024)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65373](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65373)

## Names

- en: Yellow Treefrog
- de: Kleinköpfiger Laubfrosch
- es: Rana de árbol amarilla

## Countries with the most observations

CR (721), CO (354), MX (311), PA (243), HN (225), BZ (147), TT (115), GT (64), NI (41), VE (32), BR (8)

## Summary

Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), and northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil. This widespread species might actually be a species complex. Its common names include yellow treefrog, small-headed treefrog, and yellow cricket treefrog.

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

## Photo

![Yellow Treefrog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-treefrog/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193176469

## Machine access

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