Dendropsophus columbianus

{{Short description|Species of frog}}

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| image = Dendropsophus columbianus.jpg

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2018 |title=Dendropsophus columbianus |volume=2018 |page=e.T55454A85899687 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55454A85899687.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Dendropsophus columbianus

| authority = (Boettger, 1892)

| synonyms = Hyla variabilis Boulenger, 1896

}}

Dendropsophus columbianus (common name: Boettger's Colombian treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

It is endemic to the Andes of Colombia.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Dendropsophus/Dendropsophus-columbianus |title=Dendropsophus columbianus (Boettger, 1892) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=20 January 2014}}

Dendropsophus columbianus is a common and adaptable species that lives in disturbed areas that formerly supported cloud forests; it has not been found in closed forests. It is typically associated with open habitats, especially those with some waterbodies (small lakes, reservoirs, grassy marshes or pools, wetlands).