Eastern Masked Tree Frog

Eastern Masked Tree Frog

Smilisca manisorum

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

Smilisca manisorum, or the masked tree frog, is a frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and Nicaragua. It lives in coastal forests. Scientists have seen it as high as 540 meters above sea level. The species was originally synonymized with the common Mexican tree frog (Smilisca baudinii), but was resurrected as a species in 2017. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Masked Tree Frog sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

5–10% · With luck
Red-webbed Tree Frog

Red-webbed Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana rufitela

30–40% · Possible
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax elaeochroa

20–30% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

10–20% · With luck
San Carlos Treefrog
LC

San Carlos Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus phlebodes

Insufficient data
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax boulengeri

Insufficient data
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
LC

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Oophaga pumilio

70–80% · Very likely
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

50–60% · Likely
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

40–50% · Likely
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

40–50% · Likely
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
LC

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

10–20% · With luck
Tink Frog
LC

Tink Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Diasporus diastema

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Masked Tree Frog in Tortuguero National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Masked Tree Frog sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Masked Tree Frog in Tortuguero National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Masked Tree Frog in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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