Red Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax ruber
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusScinax (Snouted Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesScinax ruber (Red Snouted Tree Frog)
Scinax ruber is a species of frog in the family Hylidae which is known in English as the red snouted treefrog or red-snouted treefrog, sometimes also Allen's snouted treefrog, the latter referring to the now-synonymized Scinax alleni. This widespread species is found in much of Amazonian and northern coastal South America and into Panama, as well as in some Caribbean islands as introduced populations. It is a complex containing several cryptic species. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Fringe-lipped Treefrog
Scinax garbei
Red-skirted Tree Frog
Dendropsophus rhodopeplus
Günther's Banded Tree Frog
Boana fasciata
Tapichalaca Tree Frog
Hyloscirtus tapichalaca
Roque Tree Frog
Hyloscirtus phyllognathus
Lyman's Robber Frog
Pristimantis lymani
Cajamarca Robber Frog
Pristimantis cajamarcensis
South American Common Toad
Rhinella margaritifera
Gray Toad
Rhinella poeppigii
Espada's Robber Frog
Pristimantis galdi
Sharp-nosed Forest Toad
Rhinella acutirostris
Diminutive Rainfrog
Pristimantis andinognomus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 17 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Snouted Tree Frog in Podocarpus National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Red Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red Snouted Tree Frog in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red Snouted Tree Frog in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.