Rusty Tree Frog
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Rusty Tree Frog

Boana boans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
4 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The rusty tree frog (Boana boans), also known as the giant gladiator treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in South America and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes. In some areas, it is sympatric with H. rosenbergi. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Canelos Treefrog
LC

Canelos Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana appendiculata

20–30% · Possible
Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog
LC

Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana cinerascens

10–20% · With luck
Rocket Tree Frog
LC

Rocket Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana lanciformis

10–20% · With luck
Convict Tree Frog
LC

Convict Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana calcarata

10–20% · With luck
Polka-dot Tree Frog
LC

Polka-dot Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana punctata

10–20% · With luck
Alfaro's Treefrog

Alfaro's Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana alfaroi

5–10% · With luck
Tetete's Tree Frog
LC

Tetete's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana tetete

Insufficient data
Black-flanked Treefrog

Black-flanked Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana nigra

Insufficient data
Nymph Tree Frog
LC

Nymph Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana nympha

Insufficient data
Map Tree Frog
LC

Map Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana geographica

Insufficient data
Günther's Banded Tree Frog
LC

Günther's Banded Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana fasciata

Insufficient data
Yasuni Tree Frog
LC

Yasuni Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana ventrimaculata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rusty Tree Frog at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
8 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
12 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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