White-edged Treefrog

White-edged Treefrog

Boana albomarginata

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

24 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
21 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June 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

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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 Rio de Janeiro?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 11 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-edged Treefrog in Rio de Janeiro?

January and June

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and November, the lowest months.

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 Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a White-edged Treefrog?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-edged Treefrog sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 30%), Recife (Brazil, about 30%) and Santos (Brazil, about 20%).

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 Rio de Janeiro (24 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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