#1966 · 🐸 amphibians
Peron's Tree Frog
Pengilleyia peronii
📍 Tasmania, Port Arthur, TAS, AU
📍 Northern Yengo Perimeter Trl, Broke, NSW, AU
📍 Brogo NSW 2550, Australia
📍 Upper Kandanga, QLD, AU
📍 Lilli Pilli NSW 2536, Australia
📍 Junortoun VIC 3551, Australia
📍 75 Kloske Rd, Burbank QLD 4156, Australia
📍 Lincoln Cl, Chapman, ACT, AU
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Nick Volpe · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Stephen Snow · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. Tasmania, Port Arthur, TAS, AU:© Felipe Moretto · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. Northern Yengo Perimeter Trl, Broke, NSW, AU:© nmwarr · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Brogo NSW 2550, Australia:© Max Campbell · CC BY 4.0
- 6. Upper Kandanga, QLD, AU:© rhett_dodd · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Lilli Pilli NSW 2536, Australia:© delphicoolius_niamhus · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Junortoun VIC 3551, Australia:© Matt Oliver · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. 75 Kloske Rd, Burbank QLD 4156, Australia:© SG Dickinson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 10. Lincoln Cl, Chapman, ACT, AU:© wirra · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Peron's tree frog ( Pengilleyia peronii ), also known as the emerald-spotted tree frog , emerald-speckled tree frog , laughing tree frog , and maniacal cackle frog , is species of tree frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is a common frog found in Australia.
base stats
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.
- 8,613 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
fact sheet
- English
- Peron's Tree Frog
- scientific name
- Pengilleyia peronii
- class
- Amphibia
- order
- Anura
- family
- Pelodryadidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 8,613
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Pelodryadidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1633155, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.