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tree frog

A frog adapted to live in trees; flat with sucker-like discs on fingers and toes; two families: true tree frogs (Hylidae, 637 species) and Old World tree frogs (Rhacophoridaea, 184 species). The name is also used for some frogs in other families.

iTree frogs

Red-eyed Tree Frog, Agalychnis callidryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Rafinesque, 1815

Distribution of Hylidae (in black)
Genera

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Pelodryadinae (Austro-Papuan tree frogs) Cyclorana Litoria Nyctimystes Phyllomedusinae (Leaf frogs) Agalychnis Cruziohyla Hylomantis Pachymedusa Phasmahyla Phrynomedusa Phyllomedusa Hemiphractinae Cryptobatrachus Flectonotus Gastrotheca Hemiphractus Stefania Hylinae Acris Anotheca Aparasphenodon Aplastodiscus Argenteohyla Bokermannohyla Bromeliohyla Charadrahyla Corythomantis Dendropsophus Duellmanohyla Ecnomiohyla Exerodonta Hyla Hyloscirtus Hypsiboas Isthmohyla Itapotihyla Lysapsus Megastomatohyla Myersiohyla Nyctimantis Osteocephalus Osteopilus Phyllodytes Plectrohyla Pseudacris Pseudis Ptychohyla Scarthyla Scinax Smilisca Sphaenorhynchus Tepuihyla Tlalocohyla Trachycephalus Triprion Xenohyla Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Hylidae Wikispecies has information related to: Hylidae

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