Boana maculateralis (Caminer & Ron, 2014)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The stained tree frog (Boana maculateralis) is a frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Scientists have seen it between 186 and 354 meters above sea level.
This is a medium-sized frog with large eyes and large climbing disks on its toes. The adult male frog measures 31.9 to 39.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 32.0 to 55.3 mm. It has light brown skin with darker marks. Some individuals have a single line from the head to the middle of the back. Some indidivudals have small brown spots. Larger females have blue coloration on their flanks. Males have lighter or white coloration on their flanks. This frog has prominent spikes near its vent.
This frog is sympatric with Boana calcarata, Boana alfaroi, Boana calcarata, and possibly Boana tetete.
This frog is nocturnal. It lives in forests. Scientists have observed it perched on plants 2 meters above the ground.
The Latin name of this frog means "stains on its sides".
Wikipedia contributors, Boana maculateralis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:21:37.249964+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boana maculateralis (Caminer & Ron, 2014)
- Name authority
- (Caminer & Ron, 2014)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Boana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusBoana Gray, 1825
- speciesBoana maculateralis (Caminer & Ron, 2014)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Boana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Boana gladiator (Köhler, Koscinski, Padial, Chaparro, Handford, Lougheed & De la Riva, 2010) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana caingua (Carrizo, 1991) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana punctata (Schneider, 1799) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana alfaroi (Caminer & Ron, 2014) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana claresignata (Lutz & Lutz, 1939) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana courtoisae Fouquet, Marinho, Réjaud, Carvalho, Caminer, Jansen, Rainha, Rodrigues, Werneck, Lima et al., 2021 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana gracilis (Melin, 1941) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana guarinimirim Marinho, Bang, Vidigal & Giaretta, 2022 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana albomarginata (Spix, 1824) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana albopunctata (Spix, 1824) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana beckeri (Caramaschi & Cruz, 2004) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana bischoffi (Boulenger, 1887) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hypsiboas maculateralis Caminer & Ron, 2014 Caminer & Ron, 2014 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100804 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68M5K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.