Polka-dot tree frog

Polka-dot tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. punctata
Binomial name
Boana punctata
(Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Calamita punctatus Schneider, 1799
  • Hyla punctata Daudin, 1802
  • Hyla papillaris Spix, 1824
  • Hyla variolosa Spix, 1824
  • Hysaplesia punctata Boie in Schlegel, 1826
  • Auletris variolosa Wagler, 1830
  • Scinax variolosa Wagler, 1830
  • Hyla spectrum Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862
  • Hypsiboas (Scinax) punctata Fitzinger, 1843
  • Hyla (Hyla) punctata Burmeister, 1856
  • Hypsiboas punctatus Cope, 1867
  • Hyla rhodoporus Günther, 1869
  • Hylella pearsei Ruthven, 1922
  • Hyla pearsei Dunn, 1944
  • Hyla punctata rubro-lineata Lutz, 1951
  • Hyla rubeola Cochran and Goin, 1970
  • Hyla punctata rubrolineata Cei, 1980
  • Hypsiboas punctatus Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005
  • Hypsiboas punctatus punctatus Brusquetti and Lavilla, 2006
  • Hypsiboas punctatus rubrolineatus Brusquetti and Lavilla, 2006
  • Boana punctata Dubois, 2017

The polka-dog tree frog, fasciated frog or spotted tree frog (Boana punctata) is a frog that lives in Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad, the Guyanas, and Argentina. Scientists have seen them as high as 1400 meters above sea level.

These frogs have green skin on their backs with small red spots.

The adult male frog is 31 to 40 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 34.0 to 41.7 mm long. They can live in forests, canals, and farms.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Santiago R. Ron; Morley Read (June 16, 2012). "Boana punctata". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ La Marca, E.; Scott, N.; Aquino, L.; Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.R.; Faivovich, J.; Baldo, D.; Hardy, J.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L. (2010). "Polka-dot Treefrog: Boana punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55620A86083064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T55620A11341287.en. Retrieved June 29, 2021.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |url= mismatch (help)
  3. 1 2 "Boana albopunctata (Schneider, 1799)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved June 29, 2021.