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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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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

Count: 54

Foto
Photography ID: 656841
  Adult

Parque Nacional el Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/30/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 656604
  Adult

Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/13/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 648393
  Adult

Ap-020 Inaja
Amapá
Brazil
08/10/2025
Glauco Oliveira
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



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Species vocalizations

Count: 3


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 Picazos, Tres MaríasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Species videos

Count: 1


Video ID: 211
♂
  Adult

Loreto
Corrientes
Argentina
11/19/2011
Walter Prado


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Species records

Count: 72



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251659825/08/2026BrazilMato GrossoRio Pixaim, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
248641618/06/2026BrazilMato GrossoRio Pixaim, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
237490030/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional el Impenetrable1Diego Oscar
237404713/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoPorto Jofre, PantanalManuel Godoy
234592520/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoHotel Mato Grosso, Pantanal10Nicolas Olejnik
234431710/08/2025BrazilAmapáAp-020 InajaGlauco Oliveira
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
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Recommended citation
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 26/09/2026.