Yellow-flecked Glassfrog

Yellow-flecked Glassfrog

Sachatamia albomaculata

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Corcovado National Park

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

20 Verified sightings at Corcovado National Park From 2019 to 2026
55 In all 5 parks
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-flecked Glassfrog

Sachatamia albomaculata is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia, and northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitats are humid lowland and premontane forest from sea level to about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. It typically occurs in bushes and trees along forest streams, but populations can persist even along streams in pastures with minimal riparian growth. It is a common species that can locally be threatened by habitat loss but is not facing major threats as a species. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Panama · 2026

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Panama · 2024

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog in Corcovado National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 27 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog in Corcovado National Park?

October

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Corcovado National Park's wettest months, with about 770 mm of rain against 65 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-flecked Glassfrog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Corcovado National Park the best place to see a Yellow-flecked Glassfrog?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Yellow-flecked Glassfrog sightings, Corcovado National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-flecked Glassfrog live in Corcovado National Park?

Same family: Centrolenidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-flecked Glassfrog that you can see in Corcovado National Park (family Centrolenidae, Glass Frogs) are Reticulated Glass Frog (about 10%), Chiriqui Glass Frog (about 10%) and Grainy Cochran Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-flecked Glassfrog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-flecked Glassfrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Corcovado National Park (20 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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