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#1965 · 🐸 amphibians

Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog

Drymomantis fallax

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Paul George · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The eastern dwarf tree frog ( Drymomantis fallax ), also known as the eastern sedge frog , is a species of tree frog native to Australia. It is a small and very common frog found on the eastern coast of Australia, from approximately Cairns, Queensland to Ulladulla, New South Wales. Individual frogs of this species are often found elsewhere, having been accidentally relocated by transported fruit or horticultural products. Two naturalised populations are known outside of its native range:...

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 8,671iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 8,671 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
scientific name
Drymomantis fallax
class
Amphibia
order
Anura
family
Pelodryadidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
0
sightings worldwide
8,671
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Pelodryadidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1632579, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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