Browns' Frog

Browns' Frog

Lithobates brownorum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
12 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Lithobates brownorum, commonly known as Browns' leopard frog, is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua. Its separateness from Lithobates berlandieri has been questioned but molecular data now supports the conclusion that it is a separate species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Browns' Frog sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

Insufficient data
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

20–30% · Possible
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

Insufficient data
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
7 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
8 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Browns' Frog in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Browns' Frog sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Browns' Frog in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Browns' Frog in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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