Rocket Tree Frog
Boana lanciformis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusBoana (Gladiator Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesBoana lanciformis (Rocket Tree Frog)
The basin tree frog (Boana lanciformis) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rocket Tree Frog sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Map Tree Frog
Boana geographica
Rusty Tree Frog
Boana boans
Sara Tree Frog
Boana steinbachi
Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog
Boana cinerascens
Polka-dot Tree Frog
Boana punctata
Convict Tree Frog
Boana calcarata
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
Osteocephalus taurinus
Puerto Maldonado Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ictericus
Inotawa Tree Frog
Dendropsophus kamagarini
Bolivian Spiny-backed Frog
Osteocephalus castaneicola
Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
Red-skirted Tree Frog
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus
📅 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rocket Tree Frog in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Rocket Tree Frog sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rocket Tree Frog in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rocket Tree Frog in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.