Craugastor megacephalus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Craugastor megacephalus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 39 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Craugastor
The closest relatives of the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Craugastor, Northern Rainfrogs) are Fitzinger's Robber Frog (about 20%) and Isla Bonita Robber Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (38 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
