whipping frogs
Polypedates
Polypedates is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, the shrub frogs and Paleotropic tree frogs. They belong to subfamily Rhacophorinae. Members of this genus are collectively known as whipping frogs. They occur in eastern and southern Asia.
The delimitation of Polypedates versus the related Rhacophorus has been difficult. In former times, the present genus was often entirely included in Rhacophorus. However, molecular phylogenetic studies support the recognition of both genera. Polypedates + Taruga are considered to be the sister taxon of Feihyla + Rhacophorus.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species
Polypedates leucomystax
complexPolypedates leucomystax
Chunam Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates maculatus
Dark-eared Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates macrotis
File-eared Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates otilophus
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates cruciger
Western Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates occidentalis
Collett's Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates colletti
Sulawesi Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates iskandari
False File-eared Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates pseudotilophus
Polypedates himalayensis
speciesPolypedates himalayensis
False Hourglass Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates pseudocruciger
Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates bengalensis
Bengal whipping frog
speciesPolypedates taeniatus
Great Nicobar Treefrog
speciesPolypedates insularis
Polypedates subansiriensis
speciesPolypedates subansiriensis
Samar Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates hecticus
Polypedates assamensis
speciesPolypedates assamensis
Ranwella's Spined Tree Frog
speciesPolypedates ranwellai
Polypedates zed
speciesPolypedates zed
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Polypedates in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26549.