Meadow Tree Frog

Meadow Tree Frog

Isthmohyla pseudopuma

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Braulio Carrillo National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

14 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
45 In all 2 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Meadow Tree Frog

Isthmohyla pseudopuma is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Costa Rica · 2026

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Meadow Tree Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Tree Frog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 46 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Meadow Tree Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

May and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Tree Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Meadow Tree Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meadow Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Braulio Carrillo National Park the best place to see a Meadow Tree Frog?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Meadow Tree Frog sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Meadow Tree Frog live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

Same family: Hylidae

The closest relatives of the Meadow Tree Frog that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Sipurio Snouted Treefrog (about 40%), Eastern Masked Tree Frog (about 40%) and Red-webbed Tree Frog (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Meadow Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Meadow Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (14 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.

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