Lithobates montezumae
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Montezuma leopard frog (Lithobates montezumae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are pine-oak or oak forests above 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl but it can also survive in moderately altered habitats. It breeds in lakes and big pools. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss and introduced predators. It is also collected for human consumption. Wikipedia →
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Mexico · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montezuma Leopard Frog sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Montezuma Leopard Frog in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Mexico City's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 5 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montezuma Leopard Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Montezuma Leopard Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Montezuma Leopard Frog that you can see in Mexico City (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Canyon Tree Frog (about 10%), Mountain Treefrog (about 10%) and Barking Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montezuma Leopard Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Mexico City (185 verified sightings), 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.
