Lesser Tree Frog

Lesser Tree Frog

Dendropsophus minutus

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

Dendropsophus minutus (lesser treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In Spanish it is known as ranita amarilla común. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. Scientists have seen it as high as 2000 meters above sea level and as low as at sea level. During the breeding period, the male frogs perch on grass and shrubs near water and on plants mid-water. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Tree Frog sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
4 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
7 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Tree Frog sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Tree Frog in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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