sentences:  Colombian, Venezuelan, and Surinamese records need confirmation.This species was originally described by Franz Hermann Troschel as "Hyla calcarata" in 1848.After Edward Drinker Cope transferred it to the genus "Hypsiboas" as "Hypsiboas calcaratus" in 1867, it was variously recognized with either name until Faivovich and colleagues validated "Hypsiboas" in 2005.