Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858
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.
Common Chinese tree frog (Hyla chinensis), Taichung Metropolitan Park, Taichung, Taiwan
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Open encyclopedia reference
The common Chinese tree frog (Hyla chinensis), (Simplfied Chinese: 中国雨蛙; Traditional Chinese: 中國雨蛙; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó yǔwā), also known as the common Chinese treetoad and Chinese tree toad, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in southeastern and eastern China and in Taiwan. There is also one record from Vietnam but it is uncertain whether it really represents this species or Hyla annectans.
H. chinensis is a small frog, 25–33 mm (0.98–1.30 in) in snout–vent length, inhabiting trees and shrubs in forests, but also living in agricultural landscapes (cultivated rice fields, ponds, and corn bushes).
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified H. chinensis as of "least concern", but it can suffer from habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Common Chinese tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:22:26.896730+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyla chinensis Günther, 1858
- Name authority
- Günther, 1858
- 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 chinensis Günther, 1858
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 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 |
| Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hyla chinensis chinensis Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | synonym |
| Hyla arborea chinensis Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | synonym |
| Hyla arborea sinensis Günther, 1858 Günther, 1858 | 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=662467 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:3NCQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.