Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog

Boana cinerascens

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Yasuní National Park

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

18 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
42 In all 3 parks
April 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

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Brazil · 2019

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Ecuador · 2025

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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 Yasuní National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 49 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 Yasuní National Park?

April

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–December, 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 Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog live in Yasuní National Park?

Same genus: Boana

The closest relatives of the Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Boana, Gladiator Tree Frogs) are Canelos Treefrog (about 20%), Rocket Tree Frog (about 20%) and Polka-dot 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 Yasuní National Park (18 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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