Harlequin Treefrog
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Harlequin Treefrog

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
🌙 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 →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

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
Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog
LC

Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca cyanosticta

Insufficient data
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

30–40% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

20–30% · Possible
Long-Legged Streamfrog
NT

Long-Legged Streamfrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor sabrinus

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

10–20% · With luck
Julian's Frog
LC Endemic

Julian's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates juliani

Insufficient data
Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC

Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Gastrophryne elegans

Insufficient data
Chac's Rainfrog
LC

Chac's Rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor chac

Insufficient data
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Harlequin Treefrog at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 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
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