Yellow Treefrog
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Yellow Treefrog

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), and northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil. This widespread species might actually be a species complex. Its common names include yellow treefrog, small-headed treefrog, and yellow cricket treefrog. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Insufficient data
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

Insufficient data
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

Insufficient data
Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog
LC

Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca cyanosticta

Insufficient data
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

30–40% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

20–30% · Possible
Long-Legged Streamfrog
NT

Long-Legged Streamfrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor sabrinus

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

10–20% · With luck
Julian's Frog
LC Endemic

Julian's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates juliani

Insufficient data
Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC

Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Gastrophryne elegans

Insufficient data
Chac's Rainfrog
LC

Chac's Rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor chac

Insufficient data
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow Treefrog at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 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 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
21 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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