Savage's Thin-toed Frog
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Savage's Thin-toed Frog

Leptodactylus savagei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park
121 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Leptodactylus savagei, or Savage's thin-toed frog, is a species of leptodactylid frog which ranges from eastern Honduras, through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia adjacent to Panama, with a seemingly disjunct population present in the area of Santa Marta in northern Colombia, at elevations from close to the sea level to 660 m (2,170 ft). These frogs are nocturnal and terrestrial. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Savage's Thin-toed Frog sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Black Jungle-Frog
LC

Black Jungle-Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Leptodactylus melanonotus

Insufficient data
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

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
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

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

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Masked Tree Frog
LC

Eastern Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca manisorum

10–20% · With luck
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

10–20% · With luck
Tink Frog
LC

Tink Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Diasporus diastema

10–20% · With luck
Green Climbing Toad
LC

Green Climbing Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Incilius coniferus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
10–20
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
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
50–60%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
11 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
16 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
19 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
20 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
21 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Tortuguero National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Savage's Thin-toed Frog sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Tortuguero National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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