Rusty tree frog facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rusty tree frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Boana
Species:	boans
Synonyms
List Rana boans Linnaeus, 1758 Rana maxima Laurenti, 1768 Rana palmata Lacépède, 1788 Rana palmata Bonnaterre, 1789 Calamita maximus Schneider, 1799 Calamita boans Schneider, 1799 Hyla boans Daudin, 1800 Hyla palmata Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 Hyla maxima Oken, 1816 Calamita palmatus Merrem, 1820 Hypsiboas palmata Wagler, 1830 Hypsiboas palmatus Tschudi, 1838 Lobipes palmata Fitzinger, 1843 Cinclidium granulatum Cope, 1867 Hyla lactea Lönnberg, 1896 Hyla daudini Lutz, 1973 Hypsiboas boans Faivovich et al'., 2005

The rusty tree frog (Boana boans) is also known as the giant gladiator treefrog. This amazing frog belongs to the Hylidae family. You can find it living in parts of South America and Panama.

Rusty tree frogs prefer certain places to live. Their natural habitats include warm, moist lowland forests. They also live near rivers and temporary freshwater marshes. Sometimes, they share their homes with other frog species, like H. rosenbergi.

What is the Rusty Tree Frog Called?

The rusty tree frog has different names depending on where you are. For example, in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil, people call it ukato. This shows how different cultures have their own names for animals.

See also

In Spanish: Rana gladiadora gigante para niños

• Frog
• Amphibian