Rusty Tree Frog
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Rusty Tree Frog

Boana boans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Manu National Park
14 Verified records at Manu National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Tree Frog sighting in Manu National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Rocket Tree Frog
LC

Rocket Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana lanciformis

20–30% · Possible
Map Tree Frog
LC

Map Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana geographica

20–30% · Possible
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
Sara Tree Frog

Sara Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana steinbachi

5–10% · With luck
Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog
LC

Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana cinerascens

5–10% · With luck
Cusco Gladiator Tree Frog

Cusco Gladiator Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana gladiator

<5% · Rare
Red Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Red Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax ruber

20–30% · Possible
Inotawa Tree Frog

Inotawa Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus kamagarini

10–20% · With luck
Red-skirted Tree Frog
LC

Red-skirted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus

10–20% · With luck
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
LC

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Osteocephalus taurinus

5–10% · With luck
Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog

Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Osteocephalus castaneicola

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌙 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty Tree Frog in Manu National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Tree Frog sighting in Manu National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty Tree Frog in Manu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Rusty Tree Frog in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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