Dwarf Glass Frog

Dwarf Glass Frog

Teratohyla spinosa

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

Teratohyla spinosa (common name: spiny Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the Pacific lowlands of northern and central Ecuador and western Colombia, northward on the Pacific slopes Panama and Costa Rica, as well as on the Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Glass Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Chiriqui Glass Frog
LC

Chiriqui Glass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Teratohyla pulverata

Insufficient data
Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog
LC

Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Cochranella euknemos

5–10% · With luck
Grainy Cochran Frog
LC

Grainy Cochran Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Cochranella granulosa

5–10% · With luck
Emerald Glass Frog
LC

Emerald Glass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Espadarana prosoblepon

5–10% · Rare
Plantation Glass Frog
LC

Plantation Glass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum

Insufficient data
Tatayo's Glass Frog
LC Endemic

Tatayo's Glass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi

Insufficient data
Forest Toad
LC

Forest Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhinella alata

60–70% · Likely
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

40–50% · Possible
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

30–40% · Possible
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

30–40% · Possible
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
LC

Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Boana rosenbergi

30–40% · Possible
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
4 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
5 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
6 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dwarf Glass Frog in Soberanía National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Glass Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dwarf Glass Frog in Soberanía National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Dwarf Glass Frog in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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