Stauffer's Tree Frog
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Stauffer's Tree Frog

Scinax staufferi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
17 Verified records at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Scinax staufferi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Stauffer's Tree Frog sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

10–20% · With luck
Greenhouse Frog
LC

Greenhouse Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

10–20% · With luck
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

5–10% · With luck
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data
Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC

Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Gastrophryne elegans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 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
40–50%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
8 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
9 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
12 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stauffer's Tree Frog in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Stauffer's Tree Frog sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stauffer's Tree Frog in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Stauffer's Tree Frog in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.

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