Leptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)

Family

Southern Frogs

Leptodactylidae

64 species in our catalog · found in 74 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

Engystomops pustulosus

50–60% · Likely

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

Leptodactylus savagei

50–60% · Likely

Steindachner's Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus ephippifer

40–50% · Likely

Smooth-skinned Ditch Frog

Leptodactylus validus

40–50% · Likely

Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog

Leptodactylus knudseni

40–50% · Likely

Guiana White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus guianensis

40–50% · Likely

Vizcacheras' White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus bufonius

40–50% · Possible

Loreto White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus rhodomystax

30–40% · Possible

Spotted Foam-nest Frog

Leptodactylus insularum

30–40% · Possible

Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

30–40% · Possible

Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus bolivianus

30–40% · Possible

Basin White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus mystaceus

30–40% · Possible

Painted Antnest Frog

Lithodytes lineatus

20–30% · Possible

Turbo White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

20–30% · Possible

Colombian Four-eyed Frog

Pleurodema brachyops

20–30% · Possible

Miranda's White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus macrosternum

Insufficient data

Painted Forest Toadlet

Engystomops petersi

20–30% · Possible

Whistling Grass Frog

Leptodactylus fuscus

20–30% · Possible

Longnose Frog

Leptodactylus longirostris

Insufficient data

Girard's Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus signifer

20–30% · Possible

Chilean Four-eyed Frog

Pleurodema thaul

20–30% · Possible

Peru white-lipped frog

Leptodactylus rhodonotus

20–30% · Possible

Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog

Leptodactylus didymus

20–30% · Possible

Oven Frog

Leptodactylus latinasus

10–20% · With luck

Freiberg's Foam-Frog

Engystomops freibergi

10–20% · With luck

Perez's Snouted Frog

Edalorhina perezi

10–20% · With luck

Caribbean White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus albilabris

Insufficient data

Mexican White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus fragilis

10–20% · With luck

Pepper Frog

Leptodactylus labyrinthicus

Insufficient data

Guyana White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus rugosus

Insufficient data

🐸 No photo available

Leptodactylus sabanensis

Insufficient data

Black Jungle-Frog

Leptodactylus melanonotus

10–20% · With luck

Cuyaba Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus nattereri

Insufficient data

Santa Fe White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus laticeps

Insufficient data

Large Four-eyed Frog

Pleurodema bufoninum

10–20% · With luck

Wrestler Frog

Leptodactylus luctator

Insufficient data

Juliaca four-eyed frog

Pleurodema cinereum

Insufficient data

Mustached Frog

Leptodactylus mystacinus

Insufficient data

Hensel's Swamp Frog

Pseudopaludicola falcipes

Insufficient data

Northeastern Pepper Frog

Leptodactylus vastus

Insufficient data

San Jose White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus stenodema

Insufficient data

Forest Chirping Frog

Adenomera hylaedactyla

Insufficient data

Marbled White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus elenae

Insufficient data

Weeping Frog

Physalaemus biligonigerus

Insufficient data

Pale-legged Weeping Frog

Physalaemus albonotatus

Insufficient data

Cocha Chirping Frog

Adenomera andreae

Insufficient data

Dumeril's Striped Frog

Leptodactylus gracilis

Insufficient data

Hensel's Dwarf Frog

Physalaemus henselii

Insufficient data

Sapinho

Rupirana cardosoi

Insufficient data

Dwarf Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus wagneri

Insufficient data

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

Engystomops pustulatus

Insufficient data

Marbled Tropical Bullfrog

Adenomera marmorata

Insufficient data

Cuvier’s Foam Frog

Physalaemus cuvieri

Insufficient data

Campo Grande Frog

Leptodactylus furnarius

Insufficient data

Chupada Swamp Frog

Pseudopaludicola saltica

Insufficient data

Montubio Bully Foam Frog

Engystomops montubio

Insufficient data

Peter's Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus petersii

Insufficient data

Striped-pants Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus leptodactyloides

5–10% · With luck

Pernambuco White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus troglodytes

Insufficient data

Pointedbelly Frog

Leptodactylus podicipinus

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 64 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

20–30

Sep

10–20

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Southern Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	9	90–100%
	Steindachner's Dwarf Frog			40–50%
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			40–50%
	Guiana White-lipped Frog			40–50%
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			30–40%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			30–40%
	Basin White-lipped Frog			30–40%
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	San Jose White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Antnest Frog			Insufficient data
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	80–90%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			50–60%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			30–40%
	Colombian Four-eyed Frog			20–30%
	Whistling Grass Frog			20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			20–30%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	14	70–80%
	Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog			30–40%
	Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog			20–30%
	Perez's Snouted Frog			10–20%
	Freiberg's Foam-Frog			10–20%
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Painted Antnest Frog			10–20%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			5–10%
	Striped-pants Jungle Frog			5–10%
	Cocha Chirping Frog			5–10%
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Forest Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
	Peru white-lipped frog			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			50–60%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			40–50%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			10–20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	13	70–80%
	Peru white-lipped frog			20–30%
	Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog			20–30%
	Freiberg's Foam-Frog			10–20%
	Perez's Snouted Frog			10–20%
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			10–20%
	Painted Antnest Frog			10–20%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			5–10%
	Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog			5–10%
	Striped-pants Jungle Frog			5–10%
	Cocha Chirping Frog			5–10%
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			<5%
	Forest Chirping Frog			<5%
	+1 more at the park page…
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	11	70–80%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			30–40%
	Painted Forest Toadlet			20–30%
	Painted Antnest Frog			20–30%
	Perez's Snouted Frog			10–20%
	Cocha Chirping Frog			5–10%
	Dwarf Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Vanzolini's Amazon Frog			Insufficient data
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Forest Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	12	70–80%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			30–40%
	Painted Antnest Frog			20–30%
	Painted Forest Toadlet			20–30%
	Perez's Snouted Frog			5–10%
	Cocha Chirping Frog			5–10%
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Vanzolini's Amazon Frog			Insufficient data
	Peter's Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Forest Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	6	70–80%
	Vizcacheras' White-lipped Frog			40–50%
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			20–30%
	Santa Fe White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Marbled White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Weeping Frog			Insufficient data
	Pale-legged Weeping Frog			Insufficient data
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	6	70–80%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			40–50%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			30–40%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			10–20%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			10–20%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	60–70%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			40–50%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			20–30%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
11	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	4	60–70%
	Smooth-skinned Ditch Frog			40–50%
	Whistling Grass Frog			20–30%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Forest Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
12	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	7	50–60%
	Oven Frog			10–20%
	Wrestler Frog			Insufficient data
	Mustached Frog			Insufficient data
	Hensel's Swamp Frog			Insufficient data
	Dumeril's Striped Frog			Insufficient data
	Hensel's Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Weeping Frog			Insufficient data
13	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	7	50–60%
	Peru white-lipped frog			20–30%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Perez's Snouted Frog			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Antnest Frog			Insufficient data
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	50–60%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			30–40%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			10–20%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			5–10%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
15	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4	50–60%
	Longnose Frog			Insufficient data
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Guyana White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Bolivar White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	50–60%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			20–30%
	Perez's Snouted Frog			10–20%
	Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Forest Toadlet			Insufficient data
	Cocha Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Antnest Frog			Insufficient data
17	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			40–50%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
18	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	7	40–50%
	Painted Antnest Frog			Insufficient data
	Freiberg's Foam-Frog			Insufficient data
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Forest Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
	Peter's Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
19	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	40–50%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			20–30%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			10–20%
	Black Jungle-Frog			10–20%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			40–50%
	Black Jungle-Frog			10–20%
21	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	40–50%
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
22	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	40–50%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			30–40%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
23	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5	40–50%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			5–10%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			5–10%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
24	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
25	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	7	30–40%
	Wrestler Frog			10–20%
	Oven Frog			Insufficient data
	Hensel's Swamp Frog			Insufficient data
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Weeping Frog			Insufficient data
	Pointedbelly Frog			Insufficient data
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			30–40%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			30–40%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	30–40%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			5–10%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
29	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	30–40%
	Girard's Dwarf Frog			20–30%
	Marbled Tropical Bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Criolla Frog			Insufficient data
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	5	30–40%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Smoky Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
31	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	30–40%
	Pepper Frog			Insufficient data
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Cuyaba Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Chupada Swamp Frog			Insufficient data
32	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Black Jungle-Frog			10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
33	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	30–40%
	Smoky Jungle Frog			10–20%
	Loreto White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Cocha Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
34	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			20–30%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			Insufficient data
35	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Painted Antnest Frog			Insufficient data
	Juliaca four-eyed frog			Insufficient data
36	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
37	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
38	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	20–30%
	Northeastern Pepper Frog			Insufficient data
	Sapinho			Insufficient data
	Pepper Frog			Insufficient data
	Pernambuco White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
39	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	20–30%
	Cuyaba Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Cuvier’s Foam Frog			Insufficient data
	Campo Grande Frog			Insufficient data
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5	20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			5–10%
	Black Jungle-Frog			<5%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			<5%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
41	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	20–30%
	Chilean Four-eyed Frog			20–30%
42	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			20–30%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
43	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
44	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Basin White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
46	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	10–20%
	Cuvier’s Foam Frog			5–10%
	Mustached Frog			5–10%
	Pointedbelly Frog			Insufficient data
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Marbled White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
47	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Chilean Four-eyed Frog			10–20%
	Large Four-eyed Frog			Insufficient data
48	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
49	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	10–20%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Montubio Bully Foam Frog			Insufficient data
	Pimocha White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
50	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Caribbean White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
51	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	10–20%
	Black Jungle-Frog			10–20%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
52	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	10–20%
	Cocha Chirping Frog			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Jungle Frog			Insufficient data
53	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	10–20%
	Large Four-eyed Frog			10–20%
54	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Pointedbelly Frog			Insufficient data
	Pale-legged Weeping Frog			Insufficient data
55	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
56	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
57	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4	10–20%
	Mustached Frog			5–10%
	Cuvier’s Foam Frog			5–10%
	Whistling Grass Frog			Insufficient data
	Pointedbelly Frog			Insufficient data
58	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			10–20%
59	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Miranda's White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
60	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
61	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
62	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	5–10%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
63	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	5–10%
	Spotted Foam-nest Frog			Insufficient data
64	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
65	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
66	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
67	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Turbo White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data
68	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Guayaquil Dwarf Frog			Insufficient data
69	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Red-thighed Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
70	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Marbled Tropical Bullfrog			Insufficient data
71	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
72	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Savage's Thin-toed Frog			Insufficient data
73	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black Jungle-Frog			Insufficient data
74	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Mexican White-lipped Frog			Insufficient data