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 Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Chirique-Flusse Tree Frog
Boana pugnax
Banana Tree Dwelling Frog
Boana platanera
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Yellow-striped Poison Frog
Dendrobates truncatus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Spotted Foam-nest Frog
Leptodactylus insularum
Rivero's Toad
Rhinella humboldti
Colombian Four-eyed Frog
Pleurodema brachyops
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
📅 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 Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Red Snouted Tree Frog sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red Snouted Tree Frog in Tayrona National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Red Snouted Tree Frog in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.