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title: "Red-webbed Tree Frog"
description: "Boana rufitela — Amfibieën. The Canal Zone tree frog (Boana rufitela) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-webbed-tree-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-webbed Tree Frog

> Boana rufitela — Amfibieën. The Canal Zone tree frog (Boana rufitela)  is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi.

- Scientific name: *Boana rufitela*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1289
- iNaturalist taxon: [555152](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555152)

## Names

- en: Red-webbed Tree Frog
- es: Rana Arborícola de La Zona del Canal

## Countries with the most observations

CR (980), PA (205), CO (38), NI (13)

## Summary

The Canal Zone tree frog (Boana rufitela)  is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: mularo1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128252206

## Machine access

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