Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Sarcohyla cyanomma compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog is Critically Endangered while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Hylidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Sarcohyla	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Sarcohyla cyanomma	Dermochelys coriacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog and Leatherback Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

CR — Critically Endangered

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog

The Blue-eyed Aquatic Treefrog (Sarcohyla cyanomma) is a species in the genus Sarcohyla. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo

Leatherback Sea Turtle

A tartaruga-de-couro é a maior tartaruga viva e o quarto réptil mais pesado. Ao contrário das demais tartarugas, possui uma carapaça mole e coriácea.