Mexican White-lipped Frog
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Mexican White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus fragilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Santa Rosa National Park
5 Verified records at Santa Rosa National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Leptodactylus fragilis, known under many common names such as the Mexican white-lipped frog, American white-lipped frog or simply white-lipped frog, is a species of leptodactylid frog. Its distribution ranges from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. It is often—wrongly—referred to as Leptodactylus labialis (Cope, 1878) (or Leptodactylus mystaceus labialis Shreve, 1957), which is a junior synonym of Leptodactylus mystacinus. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican White-lipped Frog sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park

Turbo White-lipped Frog
LC

Turbo White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

20–30% · Possible
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

Insufficient data
Black Jungle-Frog
LC

Black Jungle-Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Leptodactylus melanonotus

Insufficient data
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

40–50% · Likely
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

60–70% · Likely
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

60–70% · Likely
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

40–50% · Likely
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

40–50% · Likely
Yellow Toad
LC

Yellow Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Incilius luetkenii

40–50% · Likely
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

30–40% · Possible
Forrer's Grass Frog
LC Endemic

Forrer's Grass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates forreri

20–30% · Possible
Dry Forest Toad
LC

Dry Forest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius coccifer

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
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 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
7 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
12 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
17 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican White-lipped Frog in Santa Rosa National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican White-lipped Frog sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mexican White-lipped Frog in Santa Rosa National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Mexican White-lipped Frog in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.

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