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Can I keep it?

DifficultyBeginnerAdult size3–5 cmwhen adultLifespan5–8 yearsSpace30×30×45 cmminimum statedUVBUVB 2–5% beneficial…
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Setup

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
22–27°Ambient

One ambient band, 22–27°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states22-27 °C; tolerance 18-30 °C; slight nocturnal drop to 20-22 °C beneficial

Humidity

60–80%Target RH

The sheet states60-80%; misting 1×/day; shallow water dish

UVB

2–5%beneficial

The sheet statesUVB 2–5% beneficial (especially for breeding); photoperiod 12 h

Diet
Regular feeding on appropriately sized insects; avoid oversized prey and remove dead feeders promptly.

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. exo-terra.com

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

30 cm45 cm
waterUVB tube
50100150200 cm
30 × 30 × 45 cmWidth × depth × height
9dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWarm side: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesArboreal vivarium 30×30×45 cm for 3-4 individuals; 45×45×60 cm for group of 6-8; plants + vertical branches

Terrarium / aquarium
Arboreal vivarium 30×30×45 cm for 3–4 individuals; 45×45×60 cm for group of 6–8; plants + vertical branches
Humidity / water
60–80%; misting 1×/day; shallow water dish
Substrate / decor
Coco fibre or bioactive + plants (Pothos, Dracaena) + vertical and horizontal branches; simple and undemanding
Feeding
Small and medium crickets, Drosophila D. hydei (juveniles), small sphinx moths; 3–4×/week juveniles, 2–3×/week adults; calcium + D3

What your climate adds

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What it needs

Enclosure at least 30 × 30 × 45 cmbecause Enclosure — Arboreal vivarium 30×30×45 cm for 3–4 individuals; 45×45×60 cm for group of 6–8; plants + vertical branches
A thermometerbecause Temperature — 22-27 °C; tolerance 18-30 °C; slight nocturnal drop to 20-22 °C beneficial
A hygrometerbecause Humidity — 60–80%; misting 1×/day; shallow water dish
UVB 2-5%, stated as beneficial rather than requiredbecause UVB — UVB 2-5% beneficial (especially for breeding); photoperiod 12 h

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Health

Common health problems

Chytridiomycosis (Bd)
Signsmoderate sensitivity; PCR advised
Stress if population too dense or without hides
Signsseparate if permanent escape behaviour observed
Intestinal parasites if WC origin
Signspreventive deworming on quarantine entry
Quarantine
Signs21–30 days; standard arboreal vivarium; observe nocturnal activity and prey consumption

The species

Identity

Adult size

True scale, against a 1.75 m person

1.75 m3.2–5 cm

Logarithmic, the same axis on every sheet

1520100400 cm
3.2–5 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Adult size
3.2–5 cm SVL; juvenile ~1 cm
Lifespan
5–8 years in captivity
Legal status
Unrestricted
Difficulty
Beginner (one of the easiest tree frogs to keep)
Origin / habitat
Cohabitation
Groups of 4–8 individuals; very community species; ♂ call in chorus

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
5–8 yrLifespan in care
5 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Sexing
♀ slightly larger; ♂ pale yellowish throat; ♂ strong characteristic call (repeated 'clank') particularly at night after rain
Maturity
12–18 months
Breeding trigger
Prolonged evening misting + photoperiod 14 h + T° 26–28 °C for 4–6 weeks (American spring-summer simulation); rain chamber effective
Egg laying
Several hundred floating eggs in small masses on aquatic vegetation or bottom; hatching 2–3 days
Tadpoles / metamorphosis
Herbivorous-omnivorous; metamorphosis 4–6 weeks
Juvenile care
Robust juveniles; D. melanogaster + small crickets; moist juvenile vivarium

Good to know

  • Strong and characteristic nocturnal call after misting. ♂ call in chorus, sometimes very loudly in captivity
  • Ideal beginner species: robust, available, undemanding; good first arboreal anuran
  • ♂ throat is pale yellowish to pale greenish: easily visible in raking light
  • Strong and characteristic nocturnal call after misting — ♂ call in chorus, sometimes very loudly in captivity
  • ♂ throat is pale yellowish to pale greenish — easily visible in raking light
Arboreal · temperate · humidFrom the sheet: 22–27°C, humidity 60–80%

The way of life is written in this sheet, word for word. The climate words summarise the two figures above them, they do not add to them.

National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

Questions & sources

Common questions

Is it an easy first tree frog?

Yes, one of the easiest. It is hardy, eats crickets well and does not need anything exotic beyond a tall tank and misting.

How loud is it?

Males call in loud repeated honks at night. Not the loudest frog there is, but you will definitely hear it.

Can I keep a group?

Yes, they do well in groups of similar-sized frogs with enough plants and perches to spread out on.

How much does it cost to feed each month?

Very little, usually a couple of hundred baht of crickets a month, plus calcium and vitamin powder that lasts a long time.

Back to the Atlas My keep

https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/dryophytes-cinereus

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What this sheet states

85%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.