Red-webbed Tree Frog
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Red-webbed Tree Frog

Boana rufitela

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
13 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The Canal Zone tree frog (Boana rufitela) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-webbed Tree Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
LC

Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Boana rosenbergi

30–40% · Possible
Rusty Tree Frog
LC

Rusty Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana boans

<5% · Rare
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

20–30% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

10–20% · With luck
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

10–20% · With luck
Pugnosed Tree Frog
LC

Pugnosed Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sila

10–20% · With luck
Red Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Red Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax ruber

5–10% · With luck
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax boulengeri

5–10% · With luck
San Carlos Treefrog
LC

San Carlos Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus phlebodes

5–10% · With luck
Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

Insufficient data
Forest Toad
LC

Forest Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhinella alata

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
8 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
12 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
13 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-webbed Tree Frog in Soberanía National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Red-webbed Tree Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-webbed Tree Frog in Soberanía National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Red-webbed Tree Frog in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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