Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusDendropsophus (Yellow Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesDendropsophus microcephalus (Yellow Treefrog)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax boulengeri
Red-webbed Tree Frog
Boana rufitela
Pugnosed Tree Frog
Smilisca sila
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
📅 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 Yellow Treefrog in Corcovado National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Corcovado National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.