Highland Frog
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Highland Frog

Lithobates maculatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lago de Yojoa
5 Verified records at Lago de Yojoa
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The highland frog (Lithobates maculatus), also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, known from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Like other members of Lithobates, it is sometimes classified under the genus Rana. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Frog sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa

Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

Insufficient data
Browns' Frog
LC Endemic

Browns' Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lithobates brownorum

Insufficient data
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

20–30% · Possible
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

10–20% · With luck
Chortis Streamside Frog
EN

Chortis Streamside Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor laevissimus

Insufficient data
Mexican White-lipped Frog
LC

Mexican White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus fragilis

Insufficient data
Copan Stream Frog
VU

Copan Stream Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Ptychohyla hypomykter

Insufficient data
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data
Broad-headed rainfrog
LC

Broad-headed rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor laticeps

Insufficient data
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
4 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
5 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Highland Frog in Lago de Yojoa?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Frog sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Highland Frog in Lago de Yojoa?

June has the highest sighting rate for Highland Frog in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.

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