Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
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Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Scinax elaeochroa

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
22 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Scinax elaeochroa, commonly known as the Sipurio snouted treefrog, or olive snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in the Caribbean lowlands of Nicaragua and Panama and in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama, with an isolated population in Colombia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sipurio Snouted Treefrog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax boulengeri

Insufficient data
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

30–40% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

30–40% · Possible
Red-webbed Tree Frog

Red-webbed Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana rufitela

Insufficient data
Mahogany Tree Frog
LC

Mahogany Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Tlalocohyla loquax

Insufficient data
Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

Insufficient data
Eastern Masked Tree Frog
LC

Eastern Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca manisorum

Insufficient data
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
LC

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Oophaga pumilio

70–80% · Very likely
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

50–60% · Likely
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

50–60% · Likely
Sylvia's Tree Frog
LC

Sylvia's Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Cruziohyla sylviae

40–50% · Likely
Striped Poison-Dart Frog
LC

Striped Poison-Dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Phyllobates lugubris

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
7 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
12 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sipurio Snouted Treefrog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Sipurio Snouted Treefrog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sipurio Snouted Treefrog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sipurio Snouted Treefrog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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