Rocket Tree Frog
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Rocket Tree Frog

Boana lanciformis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
24 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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 Yasuní National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Canelos Treefrog
LC

Canelos Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana appendiculata

20–30% · Possible
Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog
LC

Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana cinerascens

10–20% · With luck
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
Rusty Tree Frog
LC

Rusty Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana boans

5–10% · With luck
Alfaro's Treefrog

Alfaro's Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana alfaroi

5–10% · With luck
Tetete's Tree Frog
LC

Tetete's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana tetete

Insufficient data
Yasuni Tree Frog
LC

Yasuni Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana ventrimaculata

Insufficient data
Nymph Tree Frog
LC

Nymph Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana nympha

Insufficient data
Map Tree Frog
LC

Map Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana geographica

Insufficient data
Günther's Banded Tree Frog
LC

Günther's Banded Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana fasciata

Insufficient data
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
LC

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Osteocephalus taurinus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
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 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
2 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rocket Tree Frog in Yasuní National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Rocket Tree Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rocket Tree Frog in Yasuní National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rocket Tree Frog in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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