Craugastor megacephalus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 175 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 46 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, October and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June and August–September, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Craugastor, Northern Rainfrogs) are Fitzinger's Robber Frog (about 40%), Bransford's Litter Frog (about 20%) and Almirante 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park (175 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.
