Milk Frog

Milk Frog

Trachycephalus macrotis

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park
25 Verified records at Palo Verde National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Trachycephalus macrotis, also known as the Amazonian milk frog and known in Spanish as rana lechera de Pastaza, is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador. It has been observed between 225 and 925 m above sea level. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Milk Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park

Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

40–50% · Likely
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

40–50% · Likely
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

30–40% · Possible
Drab Tree Frog
LC

Drab Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca sordida

Insufficient data
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

Insufficient data
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

40–50% · Likely
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow Toad
LC

Yellow Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Incilius luetkenii

20–30% · Possible
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

20–30% · Possible
Mexican Burrowing Toad
LC

Mexican Burrowing Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinophrynus dorsalis

20–30% · Possible
Forrer's Grass Frog
LC Endemic

Forrer's Grass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates forreri

10–20% · With luck
Mexican White-lipped Frog
LC

Mexican White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus fragilis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
11 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
17 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
22 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Milk Frog in Palo Verde National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Milk Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Milk Frog in Palo Verde National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Milk Frog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.

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