Rocket Tree Frog

Rocket Tree Frog

Boana lanciformis

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Manaus

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

12 Verified sightings at Manaus
133 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Rocket Tree Frog

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 →

Sounds

Territorial call0:16

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1016872 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Advertisement call0:47

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1002270 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:35

Ecuador · 1983

© M.S. Hoogmoed · XC882712 · CC BY 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rocket Tree Frog in Manaus?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rocket Tree Frog sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 7 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rocket Tree Frog in Manaus?

April, June–July and September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rocket Tree Frog in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rocket Tree Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rocket Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Rocket Tree Frog?

Only Manaus, in our data

Manaus is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rocket Tree Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Rocket Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rocket Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Manaus (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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