Where to see
Hypopachus variolosus
Santa Rosa National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sheep Frog during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Santa Rosa National Park
In Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Sheep Frog sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Palo Verde National Park and more
After Santa Rosa National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sheep Frog are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and October–December in Santa Rosa National Park (about 80%), September in Palo Verde National Park (about 70%) and June and September in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sheep Frog on a given day. Each park's Sheep Frog page has the full month-by-month chart.
