Banana Tree Dwelling Frog
Boana platanera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusBoana (Gladiator Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesBoana platanera (Banana Tree Dwelling Frog)
Boana platanera, commonly known as the banana tree dwelling frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is distributed within Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. Boana platanera was described in 2021, and individuals of the species were previously classified as Boana crepitans or Boana xerophylla. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Banana Tree Dwelling Frog sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Chirique-Flusse Tree Frog
Boana pugnax
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
Yellow-striped Poison Frog
Dendrobates truncatus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Spotted Foam-nest Frog
Leptodactylus insularum
Rivero's Toad
Rhinella humboldti
Colombian Four-eyed Frog
Pleurodema brachyops
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banana Tree Dwelling Frog in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Banana Tree Dwelling Frog sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Banana Tree Dwelling Frog in Tayrona National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Banana Tree Dwelling Frog in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.