Yellow Treefrog
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Yellow Treefrog

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
1 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

20–30% · Possible
Browns' Frog
LC Endemic

Browns' Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lithobates brownorum

20–30% · Possible
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow Treefrog at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve — 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 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
21 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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