Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
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Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

Osteocephalus taurinus

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

The Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus), also known as the giant broad-headed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is also reported to produce bufotenin. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Broad-headed Treefrog sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

Rusty Tree Frog
LC

Rusty Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana boans

20–30% · Possible
Rocket Tree Frog
LC

Rocket Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana lanciformis

10–20% · With luck
Pearson's Spiny-backed Frog

Pearson's Spiny-backed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dryaderces pearsoni

Insufficient data
Rurrenabaque Tree Frog

Rurrenabaque Tree Frog

Amphibian

Dendropsophus salli

Insufficient data
Acre Tree Frog
LC

Acre Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus acreanus

Insufficient data
Red-skirted Tree Frog
LC

Red-skirted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus rhodopeplus

Insufficient data
Map Tree Frog
LC

Map Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana geographica

Insufficient data
Plain-colored Tree Frog
LC

Plain-colored Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus leali

Insufficient data
Spix's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Spix's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax nebulosus

Insufficient data
🐸 No photo available

Arndts' Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus arndti

Insufficient data
Sara Tree Frog

Sara Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana steinbachi

Insufficient data
Cobija Tree Frog

Cobija Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus joannae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
40–50
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 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
7 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Broad-headed Treefrog in Madidi National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Broad-headed Treefrog sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Broad-headed Treefrog in Madidi National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Giant Broad-headed Treefrog in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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