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title: "Palmar Tree Frog"
description: "Boana pellucens — Amphibians. The palmar tree frog (Boana pellucens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/palmar-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Palmar Tree Frog

> Boana pellucens — Amphibians. The palmar tree frog (Boana pellucens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

- Scientific name: *Boana pellucens*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 883
- Wikidata: [Q1942998](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1942998)
- iNaturalist taxon: [555135](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555135)

## Names

- en: Palmar Tree Frog
- de: Handflächen-Laubfrosch
- es: Rana arbórea de Palmar
- fr: Hypsiboas pellucens
- it: Hypsiboas pellucens
- nl: Hypsiboas pellucens
- pt: Hypsiboas pellucens
- pl: Hypsiboas pellucens

## Countries with the most observations

EC (629)

## Summary

The palmar tree frog (Boana pellucens) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, and ponds.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmar_tree_frog

## Photo

![Palmar Tree Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/palmar-tree-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77501167

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/palmar-tree-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).