Dendropsophus elegans
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Dendropsophus elegans is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. Wikipedia →
Uncertain0:06
Brazil · 2026
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Brazil · 2024
© Douglas Meyer · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Aquarium | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Montreal Biodome | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Forest Tree Frog sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 9 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.
August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Forest Tree Frog in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Forest Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Elegant Forest Tree Frog sightings, Recife has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hylidae
The closest relatives of the Elegant Forest Tree Frog that you can see in Recife (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are White-edged Treefrog (about 30%), Venezuela Snouted Tree Frog (about 20%) and Semi-lined Tree Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Forest Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Recife (6 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.
