White-edged Treefrog

White-edged Treefrog

Boana albomarginata

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Recife

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

15 Verified sightings at Recife
21 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the White-edged Treefrog

The white-edged tree frog (Boana albomarginata) is a species of frog in the taxonomic family Hylidae endemic to Brazil. B. albomarginata natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. The Boana albomarginata is a species of which are arboreal but resulting from reproductive patterns, these species are commonly found in ponds and small creeks as these are desired habitats for reproduction. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Brazil · 2026

© Manequinho Correia · XC1078422 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Brazil · 2023

© Bruno Lima · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Brazil · 2024

© Liu Idárraga Orozco · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
3 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque Zoobotânico Orquidário Municipal de Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-edged Treefrog in Recife?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 9 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 White-edged Treefrog in Recife?

May

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Recife's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 25 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a White-edged Treefrog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-edged Treefrog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Recife the best place to see a White-edged Treefrog?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-edged Treefrog sightings, Recife ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 30%).

Where does the White-edged Treefrog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-edged Treefrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Recife (15 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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