Chaco Tree Frog
Boana raniceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusBoana (Gladiator Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesBoana raniceps (Chaco Tree Frog)
The Chaco tree frog (Boana raniceps) is a frog species in the family Hylidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests. These organisms are considered general predators, meaning that they feed on a wide range of prey. They catch their prey using a sit-and-wait foraging technique. They tend to hunt high above the ground in the trees. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chaco Tree Frog sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Polka-dot Tree Frog
Boana punctata
Mato Grosso Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax acuminatus
Paraguayan Swimming Frog
Pseudis platensis
Uruguay Harlequin Frog
Lysapsus limellum
Lesser Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax nasicus
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Miranda's White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus macrosternum
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Muller's Termite Frog
Dermatonotus muelleri
Pale-legged Weeping Frog
Physalaemus albonotatus
Chaco Granulated Toad
Rhinella major
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chaco Tree Frog in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Chaco Tree Frog sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chaco Tree Frog in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
December has the highest sighting rate for Chaco Tree Frog in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.