Map Tree Frog
Boana geographica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusBoana (Gladiator Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesBoana geographica (Map Tree Frog)
The map tree frog (Boana geographica) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and aquaculture ponds. It was previously known as Hyla geographica. The name comes from the reticulated map-like patterns on its eyelids (palpebrum). The black tadpoles congregate in dense clusters in ponds or other calm waters. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Drylands Tree Frog
Boana xerophylla
Rusty Tree Frog
Boana boans
Convict Tree Frog
Boana calcarata
Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
Veined Frog
Trachycephalus typhonius
Golden-Eyed Tree Frog
Trachycephalus coriaceus
Marbled Tree Frog
Dendropsophus marmoratus
Three-striped Poison Frog
Ameerega trivittata
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Smooth-sided Toad
Rhaebo guttatus
Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog
Callimedusa tomopterna
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Map Tree Frog at Brownsberg Nature Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |