Boana geographica
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The map tree frog (Boana geographica) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and aquaculture ponds. It was previously known as Hyla geographica. The name comes from the reticulated map-like patterns on its eyelids (palpebrum).
The black tadpoles congregate in dense clusters in ponds or other calm waters. Wikipedia →
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Suriname · 1968
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Map Tree Frog sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 44 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Map Tree Frog in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 420 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Map 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Map Tree Frog sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%).
Same genus: Boana
The closest relatives of the Map Tree Frog that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Boana, Gladiator Tree Frogs) are Rusty Tree Frog (about 20%), Rocket Tree Frog (about 10%) and Sara Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Map Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tambopata National Reserve (35 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.
