Fringe-lipped Treefrog

Fringe-lipped Treefrog

Scinax garbei

Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

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

7 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
23 In all 3 parks
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Fringe-lipped Treefrog

Scinax garbei is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording1:07

Ecuador · 1983

© M.S. Hoogmoed · XC882871 · CC BY 4.0

Recording0:27

Ecuador · 2026

© Alex Bentley · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fringe-lipped Treefrog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fringe-lipped Treefrog sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 15 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 Fringe-lipped Treefrog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fringe-lipped Treefrog in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fringe-lipped Treefrog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fringe-lipped Treefrog 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve the best place to see a Fringe-lipped Treefrog?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Fringe-lipped Treefrog sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Fringe-lipped Treefrog live in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Same family: Hylidae

The closest relatives of the Fringe-lipped Treefrog that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Giant Broad-headed Treefrog (about 40%), Rocket Tree Frog (about 20%) and Rough-skinned Green Tree Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fringe-lipped Treefrog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fringe-lipped Treefrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (7 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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