Lesser Treefrog
Dendropsophus minutus
Dendropsophus minutus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Dendropsophus
Lesser Treefrog belongs to the family Hylidae, order Anura, within the Amphibia class.
Species Profile
Dendropsophus minutus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In Spanish it is known as ranita amarilla común.
Habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development has severely fragmented the Lesser Treefrog's breeding sites and forested corridors. Climate change-induced alterations to precipitation patterns threaten the ephemeral pools essential for reproduction, while emerging fungal diseases and pesticide contamination further compromise remaining populations.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Lesser Treefrogs inhabit lowland tropical forests near temporary pools, marshes, and slow-moving streams where they breed during rainy seasons. Adults spend most of their time in the forest canopy on leaves and branches of shrubs and small trees within 100 meters of water sources.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development has severely fragmented the Lesser Treefrog's breeding sites and forested corridors. Climate change-induced alterations to precipitation patterns threaten the ephemeral pools essential for reproduction, while emerging fungal diseases and pesticide contamination further compromise remaining populations.
Agricultural expansion and land conversion
Habitat modification and deforestation
Water pollution from pesticides and fertilizers
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Lesser Treefrog (Dendropsophus minutus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/lesser-treefrog