Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

Atelopus hoogmoedi

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Brownsberg Nature Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

13 Verified sightings at Brownsberg Nature Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog

Atelopus hoogmoedi, also known by its common name Hoogmoed's harlequinfrog, is a species from the genus Atelopus. This species was originally described by Jean Lescure in 1974. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Cologne Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
2 Cologne Zoo Aquarium 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 18 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.

When is the best time to see a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park?

April and May

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Brownsberg Nature Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in October. June and August–September have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog?

Only Brownsberg Nature Park, in our data

Brownsberg Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog live in Brownsberg Nature Park?

Same family: Bufonidae

The closest relatives of the Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Bufonidae, True Toads) are Eastern Cane Toad (about 70%), Smooth-sided Toad (about 70%) and Crapaud De Merian (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hoogmoed's Harlequin Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (13 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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