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Boana raniceps

Chaco-Tree Frog


Boana raniceps

Rana Trepadora Chaqueña

Family: Hylidae
Order: Anura
Class: Amphibia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


The Chaco tree frog (Boana raniceps) is a frog species in the family Hylidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests.

These organisms are considered general predators, meaning that they feed on a wide range of prey.  They catch their prey using a sit-and-wait foraging technique. They tend to hunt high above the ground in the trees.

Source: Wikipedia, article Boana raniceps. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 656841
  Adult

Parque Nacional el Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/30/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 644951
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/03/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 607419
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/26/2024
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 604760
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
10/12/2024
Mauro Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 558604
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
12/01/2023
Mauro Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 538504
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
12/16/2017
Martín Lépez



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi11/17/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/ANoNo
María Alejandra Sosa01/17/2021ArgentinaCorrientesRuta sin nombrar (-27,783905, -56,863683)N/AN/ANoNo
Alec Earnshaw10/25/2019ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los PicazosTres MaríasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Species videos

Last filmings published


Video ID: 211
  Adult

Loreto
Corrientes
Argentina
11/19/2011
Walter Prado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237490030/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional el Impenetrable1Diego Oscar
228829502/05/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
232652003/04/2025ArgentinaSanta FeCabañas La Joyita, Villa OcampoSilvio Lamothe
220170424/11/2024ArgentinaSanta FeLas Toscas1Nilo Casco
220161023/11/2024ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa Ocampo10Nilo Casco
220078817/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaHugo Caverzasi
218307426/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEsteban Argerich
217423513/10/2024ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
217039312/10/2024ArgentinaChacoTres Palmas, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
201792916/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeIsla la Fuente, Puerto ReconquistaNilo Casco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Chaco-Tree Frog (Boana raniceps) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.