Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog

Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog

Eleutherodactylus nitidus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Puebla

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

15 Verified sightings at Puebla
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog

Eleutherodactylus nitidus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Mexico · 2025

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Mexico · 2025

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Mexico · 2018

© Biol. Karen Keer G. · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog in Puebla?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog sighting in Puebla on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog in Puebla?

May and June

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog in Puebla on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Puebla's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

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

Where else can you see a Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog?

Only Puebla, in our data

Puebla is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog live in Puebla?

Same order: Anura

The closest relatives of the Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog that you can see in Puebla (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Mountain Treefrog (about 10%) and Mexican Spadefoot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Puebla (15 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.

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