Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog

Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog

Pithecopus hypochondrialis

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

Pithecopus hypochondrialis, the northern orange-legged leaf frog or tiger-legged monkey frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae found in South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forests. This frog has also been observed in cities. It has been observed as high as 1500 meters above sea level. This frog is nocturnal and has been found perching shrubs and other plants in forests and in seasonally flooded grasslands. The male frog sits near a temporary pond and calls to the female frogs. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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