Boana albopunctata (Spix, 1824)
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 white-spotted tree frog (Boana albopunctata) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and urban areas.
Wikipedia contributors, White-spotted tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:20:41.420316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boana albopunctata (Spix, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Spix, 1824)
- 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 albopunctata (Spix, 1824)
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 maculateralis (Caminer & Ron, 2014) | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Hyla oxyrhina Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 | synonym |
| Hyla spectrum Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862 | synonym |
| Hypsiboas albipunctatus (Spix, 1824) (Spix, 1824) | synonym |
| Hypsiboas albopunctatus (Spix, 1824) (Spix, 1824) | synonym |
| Calamita fasciatus Schneider, 1799 Schneider, 1799 | synonym |
| Hypsiboas spectrum (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) | synonym |
| Hyla albopunctata albopunctata Spix, 1824 Spix, 1824 | synonym |
| Hyla albopunctata Spix, 1824 Spix, 1824 | 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=1096593 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:M7WQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.