Listen to the Montevideo tree frog
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About the Montevideo tree frog
The Montevideo tree frog is a amphibian in the family Hylidae (order Anura). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Montevideo tree frog sound like?
Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator. Each species has its own call, so choruses can be identified by ear – and calling peaks on warm, wet nights.
The recordings here are labelled as boana pulchella canto. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Montevideo tree frog (Boana pulchella) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in eastern, central, and northern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, south-eastern Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is a common species occurring in open habitats in forests, grasslands, and flooded savannas. Breeding takes place in permanent ponds and flooded grasslands.
The diet of Argentinean Boana pulchella was found to consist mostly of spiders, dipterans and, crickets. During the cold time of the year, these frogs continue to feed at high rate, instead of partly relying on their fat reserves as the sympatric Dendropsophus nanus do.
More from the family Hylidae
European tree frog
Hyla arborea
American green tree frog
Hyla cinerea
Gray treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Dryophytes gratiosus
Hyla gratiosa
Southern brown tree frog
Litoria ewingii
Spring peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Cope's gray treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Southern cricket frog
Acris gryllus
Javelin frog
Litoria microbelos
Bird-voiced tree frog
Hyla avivoca
Eastern dwarf tree frog
Litoria fallax
Scinax granulatus
Scinax granulatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Montevideo tree frog sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Montevideo tree frog on this page, including its boana pulchella canto. Male frogs and toads call by pushing air over their vocal cords into a vocal sac that acts as a resonator.
Is the Montevideo tree frog endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Montevideo tree frog as “least concern”.
What family does the Montevideo tree frog belong to?
The Montevideo tree frog (Boana pulchella) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.
Sources & credits
- Boana pulchella canto by Lmalena – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q124680593 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Montevideo tree frog – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Axel Kwet – CC BY-SA 2.5