Emerald-eyed tree frog

Boana crepitans

The emerald-eyed tree frog, ''Boana crepitans'', is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, inland deltas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

This species has two disjunctive populations. The first population ranges through Panama , northern Colombia , most of Venezuela and partially into northern Brazil, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and throughout much of the Guianas. The second population is largely restricted to the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. It is present at elevations of between 0-2,300m asl.
Emerald-eyed tree frog, Uraba, Colombia Relatively large tree frog with remarkable eyes. We found it close to a small stream at the Uraba university terrain at night. It acted pretty calm when found. A closer look at its eyes:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58777/emerald-eyed_tree_frog_-_head_closeup_uraba_colombia.html
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58779/emerald-eyed_tree_frog_-_eye_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Hypsiboas crepitans,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

Habitat

This species has a variety of habitats, ranging from humid tropical forests, semiarid environments, grasslands, llanos, intervening habitats, pastures and lower montane forests. It is an arboreal nocturnal species, found on leaves of trees, on shrubs and other vegetation near watercourses. The species breeds in temporary pools at the beginning of the rainy season. Specimens are occasionally also found on the ground. It is possible to find this species in severely degraded habitats including urban areas and human dwellings.
Emerald-eyed tree frog - head closeup, Uraba, Colombia Relatively large tree frog with remarkable eyes. We found it close to a small stream at the Uraba university terrain at night. It acted pretty calm when found. 
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58779/emerald-eyed_tree_frog_-_eye_closeup_uraba_colombia.html Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Emerald-eyed tree frog,Hypsiboas crepitans,South America,Uraba,Urabá,World

Reproduction

Breeding occurs throughout much of the rainy season . Males call from the edges of temporary ponds or flooded grassy areas .

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusBoana
SpeciesB. crepitans
Photographed in
Colombia