Mexican Smilisca

Where to see

Mexican Smilisca

Smilisca baudinii

Pico Bonito National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mexican Smilisca during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
4 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
6 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
7 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
10 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
11 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
12 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
13 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
14 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
17 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Mexican Smilisca?

Pico Bonito National Park

In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Smilisca sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Mexican Smilisca?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are August in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%), May in Santa Rosa National Park (about 80%) and June and October in Palo Verde National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mexican Smilisca on a given day. Each park's Mexican Smilisca page has the full month-by-month chart.