Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
Osteocephalus taurinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusOsteocephalus (Broad-headed Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesOsteocephalus taurinus (Giant Broad-headed Treefrog)
The Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus), also known as the giant broad-headed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is also reported to produce bufotenin. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Rusty Tree Frog
Boana boans
Boatman frog
Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Toad-wife Tree Frog
Trachycephalus cunauaru
Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Upper Orinoco Tree Frog
Boana wavrini
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Smoky Jungle Frog
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
South American Common Toad
Rhinella margaritifera
Loreto White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus rhodomystax
Snouted Toad
Rhinella proboscidea
Three-striped Poison Frog
Ameerega trivittata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Giant Broad-headed Treefrog at Anavilhanas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |