Gliding Leaf Frog
Agalychnis spurrelli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPhyllomedusidae (Leaf Frogs)
- GenusAgalychnis (Leaf Frogs)
- SpeciesAgalychnis spurrelli (Gliding Leaf Frog)
The gliding tree frog (Agalychnis spurrelli) is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. Other common names are the gliding leaf frog, Spurrell's leaf frog, and pink-sided tree frog. The specific name, spurrelli, is in honour of British zoologist Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Blue-sided Tree Frog
Agalychnis annae
Sylvia's Tree Frog
Cruziohyla sylviae
Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Pygmy Rain Frog
Pristimantis ridens
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Rufous-eyed brook frog
Duellmanohyla rufioculis
Golden-groined Robber Frog
Pristimantis cruentus
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Emerald Glass Frog
Espadarana prosoblepon
Meadow Tree Frog
Isthmohyla pseudopuma
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gliding Leaf Frog at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |