FAMILY RHACOPHORIDAE - Asian Tree Frogs

This is an arboreal family who have sticky pads at the tips of their digits to help them climb. The best time to catch them is after a rain when they come down to mate and lay eggs, usually at the nearest stream.


Rhacophorus cyanopunctatus
(formerly Rhacophorus bimaculatus)
English: Blue-spotted Bush Frog


Nyctixalus pictus
English: Spotted Tree Frog

BTNR, Aug 2001 BTNR, Aug 2001

Juvenile, BTNR Taban Loop tree hole, Sept 2000.



Bubble nest found at Labrador Park above drain, 23 June 2001.

Polypedates leucomystax
English: Four-Lined Tree Frog, Common Tree Frog
Habitat: Disturbed forest
Often seen on trips in rural areas as it seems to like being near human structures.


Kranji farms, 12 Apr 2008

Juvenile raised from tadpole collected at Bukit Timah Railway Station drain, Sept 2000.

Juvenile raised from tadpole collected at Bukit Timah Railway Station drain, Sept 2000.


Theloderma horridum
English: Thorny Tree Frog

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