White-edged Treefrog

White-edged Treefrog

Boana albomarginata

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Santos

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

13 Verified sightings at Santos
21 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February 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 Santos?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-edged Treefrog in Santos?

February and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-edged Treefrog in Santos on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and October, 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 Santos the best place to see a White-edged Treefrog?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-edged Treefrog sightings, Santos ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 30%) and Recife (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 Santos (13 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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