Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
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Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

Scinax boulengeri

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

Scinax boulengeri (commonly known as Boulenger's snouted tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and possibly Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas. It has been found as high as 600 meters above sea level. The adult male frog measures 36 to 49 mm long in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 42 to 53 mm. This frog is gray, dull green, or light brown in color with darker brown marks and tuberculate skin on its dorsum. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax elaeochroa

30–40% · Possible
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

40–50% · Likely
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

30–40% · Possible
Red-webbed Tree Frog

Red-webbed Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana rufitela

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Masked Tree Frog
LC

Eastern Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca manisorum

20–30% · Possible
Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

10–20% · With luck
Tapir Valley Tree Frog
CR Endemic

Tapir Valley Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Tlalocohyla celeste

10–20% · With luck
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

5–10% · With luck
San Carlos Treefrog
LC

San Carlos Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus phlebodes

Insufficient data
Mahogany Tree Frog
LC

Mahogany Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Tlalocohyla loquax

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-eyed brook frog
LC Endemic

Rufous-eyed brook frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Duellmanohyla rufioculis

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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