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Stained Tree Frog
Caminer M, Ron S (CC BY 4.0)

Stained Tree Frog

Boana maculateralis
BirdNET IDBN01724
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations31
Image sourceWikimedia
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Description wikipedia

The stained tree frog (Boana maculateralis) is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Scientists have seen it between 186 and 354 meters above sea level. This is a medium-sized frog with large eyes and large climbing disks on its toes. The adult male frog measures 31.9 to 39.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 32.0 to 55.3 mm. It has light brown skin with darker marks. Some individuals have a single line from the head to the middle of the back. Some indidivudals have small brown spots. Larger females have blue coloration on their flanks. Males have lighter or white coloration on their flanks. This frog has prominent spikes near its vent. This frog is sympatric with Boana calcarata, Boana alfaroi, Boana calcarata, and possibly Boana tetete. This frog is nocturnal. It lives in forests. Scientists have observed it perched on plants 2 meters above the ground. The Latin name of this frog means "stains on its sides".

Translated Descriptions (2)

es wikipedia
Hypsiboas maculateralis​ es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Hylidae.
fr wikipedia
Hypsiboas maculateralis est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Hylidae.

Common Names (2 locales)

en Stained Tree Frog
es Rana arborea manchada

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#555124
GBIF9106703
NCBI1463593