Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus fragilis (Mexican White-lipped Frog)
Leptodactylus fragilis, known under many common names such as the Mexican white-lipped frog, American white-lipped frog or simply white-lipped frog, is a species of leptodactylid frog. Its distribution ranges from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. It is often—wrongly—referred to as Leptodactylus labialis (Cope, 1878) (or Leptodactylus mystaceus labialis Shreve, 1957), which is a junior synonym of Leptodactylus mystacinus. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog
Triprion petasatus
Browns' Frog
Lithobates brownorum
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Mahogany Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla loquax
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mexican White-lipped Frog at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |