Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus savagei (Savage's Thin-toed Frog)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Savage's Thin-toed Frog sighting in Carara National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Rainforest Toad
Incilius aucoinae
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Carara National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Savage's Thin-toed Frog sighting in Carara National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Carara National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Savage's Thin-toed Frog in Carara National Park in our monthly data.