Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusDendropsophus (Yellow Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesDendropsophus microcephalus (Yellow Treefrog)
Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), and northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil. This widespread species might actually be a species complex. Its common names include yellow treefrog, small-headed treefrog, and yellow cricket treefrog. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Painted Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla picta
Mahogany Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla loquax
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Browns' Frog
Lithobates brownorum
Vaillant's Frog
Lithobates vaillanti
Common Leaf-Litter Frog
Craugastor loki
Leprus Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus leprus
Alfred's Rainfrog
Craugastor alfredi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Treefrog in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.