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 Soberanía National Park
32 Verified records at Soberanía 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 Soberanía National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Foam-nest Frog
LC

Spotted Foam-nest Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus insularum

10–20% · With luck
Turbo White-lipped Frog
LC

Turbo White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

Insufficient data
Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog
LC

Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus bolivianus

Insufficient data
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

40–50% · Possible
Forest Toad
LC

Forest Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhinella alata

60–70% · Likely
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

30–40% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

30–40% · Possible
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
LC

Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Boana rosenbergi

30–40% · Possible
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

30–40% · Possible
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

20–30% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Soberanía National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican White-lipped Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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