Pig Frog
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Pig Frog

Lithobates grylio

Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve
96 Verified records at Big Cypress National Preserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The pig frog (Lithobates grylio) is a species of aquatic frog found in the Southeastern United States, from South Carolina to Texas. Some sources also refer to it as the lagoon frog or the southern bullfrog. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Pig Frog sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

Southern Leopard Frog
LC Endemic

Southern Leopard Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates sphenocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Southern Toad
LC Endemic

Southern Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus terrestris

50–60% · Likely
Cuban Treefrog
LC

Cuban Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Osteopilus septentrionalis

40–50% · Likely
Squirrel Treefrog
LC

Squirrel Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes squirellus

30–40% · Possible
Green Treefrog
LC

Green Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes cinereus

20–30% · Possible
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC Endemic

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Gastrophryne carolinensis

20–30% · Possible
Oak Toad
LC Endemic

Oak Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus quercicus

20–30% · Possible
Greenhouse Frog
LC

Greenhouse Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

20–30% · Possible
Southern Cricket Frog
LC Endemic

Southern Cricket Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Acris gryllus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Chorus Frog
LC Endemic

Southern Chorus Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris nigrita

Insufficient data
Little Grass Frog
LC Endemic

Little Grass Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pseudacris ocularis

Insufficient data
Barking Treefrog
LC Endemic

Barking Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes gratiosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pig Frog in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Pig Frog sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pig Frog in Big Cypress National Preserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pig Frog in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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