Boana multifasciata (Günther, 1859)
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 many-banded tree frog (Boana multifasciata) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Many-banded tree frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:21:37.250964+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Boana multifasciata (Günther, 1859)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1859)
- 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 multifasciata (Günther, 1859)
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 albopunctata (Spix, 1824) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boana beckeri (Caramaschi & Cruz, 2004) | 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 multifasciatus (Günther, 1859) (Günther, 1859) | synonym |
| Hyla multifasciata Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | synonym |
| Hyla albopunctata multifasciata Günther, 1859 Günther, 1859 | 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=1098437 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:M7ZL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.