Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
European tree frog (Hyla arborea) on hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a small tree frog. As traditionally defined, it was found throughout much of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but based on molecular genetic and other data several populations formerly included in it are now recognized as separate species (for example, H. intermedia of Italy and nearby, H. molleri of the Iberian Peninsula, H. meridionalis of parts of southwestern Europe and northern Africa, and H. orientalis of parts of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions), limiting the true European tree frog to Europe from France to Poland and Greece.
Wikipedia contributors, European tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:22:26.896226+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Hyla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHyla Laurenti, 1768
- speciesHyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyla carthaginiensis Dufresnes, Beddek, Skorinov, Fumagalli, Perrin, Crochet & Litvinchuk, 2019 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla meridionalis Boettger, 1874 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1889 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla simplex Boettger, 1901 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla tsinlingensis Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1966 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla zhaopingensis Tang & Zhang, 1984 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla sarda (De Betta, 1853) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla orientalis Bedriaga, 1890 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla sanchiangensis Pope, 1929 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla dabieshanensis C.-W. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y.-F. Cai, L. Yu, D.-P. Pang, Q.-Y. Jiang, J. Ding, D. Gong et al., 2025 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyla annectans (Jerdon, 1870) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrohyas arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Hyla arborea kretensis Ahl, 1931 Ahl, 1931 | synonym |
| Hyla viridis (Linnaeus, 1761) (Linnaeus, 1761) | synonym |
| Hyla vulgaris Lacépède, 1788 Lacépède, 1788 | synonym |
| Rana viridis Linnaeus, 1761 Linnaeus, 1761 | synonym |
| Dendrohyas arborea daudinii Gistel, 1868 Gistel, 1868 | synonym |
| Dendrohyas arboreus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Hyas arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Hyla arborea arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Hyla arborea cretensis Ahl, 1931 Ahl, 1931 | synonym |
| Hylaria viridis (Linnaeus, 1761) (Linnaeus, 1761) | synonym |
| Rana arborea Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Calamita arboreus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Calamita viridis (Linnaeus, 1761) (Linnaeus, 1761) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662424 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NCKV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.