Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

Boana cinerascens

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

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

7 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
42 In all 3 parks
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

The Demerara Falls tree frog (Boana cinerascens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Brazil · 1988

© M.S. Hoogmoed · XC882705 · CC BY 4.0

Territorial call0:34

Brazil · 2019

© Sidnei Dantas · XC1080682 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1002241 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 15 amphibians we can rate there. 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 Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and July–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve the best place to see a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog live in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Same genus: Boana

The closest relatives of the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (genus Boana, Gladiator Tree Frogs) are Rocket Tree Frog (about 20%), Canelos Treefrog (about 20%) and Convict Tree Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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