Banana Tree Dwelling Frog

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Boana platanera

Banana Tree Dwelling Frog, a reference photo
Photo: Paolo Costa Baldi · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Boana platanera, commonly known as the banana tree dwelling frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is distributed within Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago. Boana platanera was described in 2021, and individuals of the species were previously classified as Boana crepitans or Boana xerophylla.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Banana Tree Dwelling Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Boana
Species
Boana platanera

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