About Boana pulchella (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
The Montevideo tree frog, scientifically named Boana pulchella, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It can be found in eastern, central, and northern Argentina, southeastern Brazil, southeastern Paraguay, and Uruguay. This is a common species that lives in open habitats including forests, grasslands, and flooded savannas. It breeds in permanent ponds and flooded grasslands. Studies of Argentinean populations of Boana pulchella show that their diet consists mostly of spiders, dipterans, and crickets. During the cold season, these frogs maintain a high feeding rate, unlike the sympatric species Dendropsophus nanus, which partly relies on stored fat reserves during this time.
