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)
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
Veined Frog
Trachycephalus typhonius
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Charlotteville Robber Frog
Pristimantis charlottevillensis
Smooth-skinned Ditch Frog
Leptodactylus validus
Bloody Bay Litter Frog
Pristimantis turpinorum
Lesser Antilles Robber Frog
Pristimantis urichi
Eastern Glass Frog
Hyalinobatrachium orientale
Mount Tucuche Tree Frog
Flectonotus fitzgeraldi
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Forest Chirping Frog
Adenomera hylaedactyla
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
📅 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 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Banana Tree Dwelling Frog sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banana Tree Dwelling Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Banana Tree Dwelling Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.