Lithobates brownorum
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Lithobates brownorum, commonly known as Browns' leopard frog, is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua. Its separateness from Lithobates berlandieri has been questioned but molecular data now supports the conclusion that it is a separate species. Wikipedia →
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Honduras · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Browns' Frog sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Browns' Frog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–February, the lowest months. Those are among Calakmul Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Browns' 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Browns' Frog sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%) and Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Browns' Frog that you can see in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Central American Gulf Coast Toad (about 40%), Mexican Smilisca (about 30%) and Sheep Frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Browns' Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (23 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.
