Elegant Forest Treefrog (Dendropsophus elegans): facts, sounds & photos

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Elegant Forest Treefrog (Dendropsophus elegans) lives in tropical moist lowland forest across Brazil. It feeds on not documented. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Elegant Forest Treefrog

Although it lives among the same leaf litter as many other treefrogs, Dendropsophus elegans belongs to the Hylidae family.
This frog calls Brazil its exclusive home, making it a true endemic species that you won’t find in any other country’s wildlands.
Dendropsophus elegans can be found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist shrubland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.

At a glance

RangeBrazil

Habitattropical moist lowland forest

DietNot documented

About the Elegant Forest Treefrog

Dendropsophus elegans is endemic to Brazil and its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist shrubland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.

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