Italian Tree Frog

Italian Tree Frog

Hyla intermedia

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Milan

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

45 Verified sightings at Milan
August Best month

About the Italian Tree Frog

The Italian tree frog (Hyla intermedia) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, found in Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, and possibly San Marino. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Italian tree frog is very similar in colouring to the European tree frog of which it was previously believed to be a subspecies. It grows to a length of 4 to 5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.0 in) and females are usually larger than males. The skin on the dorsal surface is smooth and bright green. The ventral surface is whitish and clearly demarcated from the dorsal surface by a beige line. A black stripe extends from the eye to the armpit. The female has a white throat while the male has a golden brown one with an inflatable vocal sac. The hind legs are longer than the forelegs and the digits of the hands and feet end in adhesive discs.

The Italian tree frog is native to continental Italy and Sicily. It is very rare in southern Switzerland and in a small area of western Slovenia close to the Italian border... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Advertisement call1:27

Italy · 2025

© Kelle Moreau · XC1050690 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Advertisement call0:30

Italy · 2025

© Guillaume Dillenseger · XC998911 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Advertisement call0:51

Italy · 2026

© Dimitri · XC1138445 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Italian Tree Frog in Milan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Tree Frog sighting in Milan on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Italian Tree Frog in Milan?

May and August–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Tree Frog in Milan on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Italian Tree Frog?

Only Milan, in our data

Milan is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Italian Tree Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Italian Tree Frog live in Milan?

Same order: Anura

The closest relatives of the Italian Tree Frog that you can see in Milan (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Green Toad (about 30%), Agile Frog (about 10%) and European Toad (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Italian Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Italian Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Milan (45 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

← Back to Milan