Sheep Frog

Hypopachus variolosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
OrderAnura (Anurs)
FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
GenusHypopachus (Sheep Frogs)
SpeciesHypopachus variolosus (Sheep Frog)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Carara National Park

1 Verified records at Carara National Park

🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The northern sheep frog (Hypopachus variolosus) is native to Central America, Mexico, and extreme south Texas, United States. It occurs in the lowlands from Sonora, Mexico, to northern Costa Rica on the Pacific coast, and south Texas to Honduras on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts. The sheep frog inhabits semiarid thornscrub, savannas, pasturelands, and open woodlands, as well as more humid, moist forest in the canyons, basins, foothills, and lower elevations of mountains slopes. It is a fossorial, burrowing frog that is seldom seen on the surface except at night after heavy rains when they emerge to breed. The sheep frog gets its name from its distinctive call that resembles a sheep's bleat. It is a diet specialist primarily feeding on termites and ants. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

Dendrobates auratus

70–80% · Very likely

Rhinella horribilis

30–40% · Possible

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

20–30% · Possible

Dendropsophus microcephalus

20–30% · Possible

Agalychnis callidryas

20–30% · Possible

Leptodactylus savagei

20–30% · Possible

Craugastor fitzingeri

Incilius aucoinae

Scinax elaeochroa

Smilisca phaeota

Trachycephalus macrotis

10–20% · With luck

Incilius luetkenii

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sheep Frog at Carara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal

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	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
5	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
9	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Sheep Frog

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

Giant Marine Toad

Harlequin Treefrog

Yellow Treefrog

Red-eyed Treefrog

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

Rainforest Toad

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Masked Tree Frog

Milk Frog

Yellow Toad

📅 Monthly Probability

🌙 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found