Harlequin Treefrog
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Harlequin Treefrog

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Carara National Park
39 Verified records at Carara National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Dendropsophus ebraccatus, also known as the hourglass treefrog, referring to the golden-brown hourglass shape seen surrounded by skin yellow on its back. Their underbellies are yellow. Their arms and lower legs usually display bold patterns while their upper legs or thighs are light yellow giving them the appearance of wearing no pants. The species name "ebraccata" translates to "without trousers" in Latin. The hourglass treefrog is throughout Mexico from southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, slightly more southern in Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula. The hourglass treefrog also presides south of Mexico in the northern Guatemala and Belize areas. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Treefrog sighting in Carara National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

20–30% · Possible
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax elaeochroa

10–20% · With luck
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

10–20% · With luck
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

10–20% · With luck
Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

5–10% · With luck
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
LC

Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Boana rosenbergi

Insufficient data
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax boulengeri

Insufficient data
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

Insufficient data
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

Insufficient data
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

70–80% · Very likely
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

30–40% · Possible
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
8 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
13 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
21 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Harlequin Treefrog in Carara National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Treefrog sighting in Carara National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Harlequin Treefrog in Carara National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Harlequin Treefrog in Carara National Park in our monthly data.

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