Polka-dot Tree Frog
Boana punctata
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 818
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇫 French Guiana
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The polka-dot tree frog (Boana punctata), also known as the dotted tree frog, is a frog species in the family Hylidae found in much of South America and also in Trinidad and Tobago. It is fairly small with a snout–to–vent length of c. 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Polka-dot tree frog”.