Tiger Leg Tree Frogs - Phyllomedusa Tomopterna

The Tiger Leg Tree Frog (Phyllomedusa Tomopterna) very similar to the Oranged-Legged Tree Frog (Phyllomedusa Hypocondrialis). The females attain a length of about 3 inches and males are about half an inch shorter.


This is a forest frog that breeds in newly freshened swamps, temporary pools, and even cavities in logs. Clutches contain up to seventy eggs. The vocalization is a chucking note with little carrying power.












The dorsal color of P. tomopterna, including the sides of the face, the shoulders, and the dorsal surfaces of the limbs, is a bright green. The throat and chest are white, and the belly is orangish. The flanks and hidden surfaces of the limbs, upper arms, fingers, and toes are variably orange with strong purple-brown vertical barring.
Males have a nonconvex snout that slopes in a straight line from the nostrils to the upper lip; the snout of the female is seen to be convex in profile. The tiger leaf frog ranges widely through much of tropical South America.