Lithobates lenca
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Lenca leopard frog (Lithobates lenca) is a species of true frog found in the Chortis Highlands of southwestern Honduras at altitudes of 1560 to 2080 m. This frog was long thought to be a hybrid between the two lowland species Lithobates brownorum and Lithobates forreri until 2018 when DNA tests proved the highland leopard frogs to be a distinct species. They are smaller in size but have larger heads than the two lowland species, with males growing between 46.6–64.3 mm (1.83–2.53 in) while females grow between 43.7–76.3 mm (1.72–3 in). The Lenca leopard frog is named after the Lenca people, who inhabit the same mountainous region as the frog. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lenca Leopard Frog sighting in La Tigra National Park on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lenca Leopard Frog in La Tigra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. Those are among La Tigra National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lenca Leopard Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only La Tigra National Park, in our data
La Tigra National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lenca Leopard Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Lenca Leopard Frog that you can see in La Tigra National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Porter's Toad (about 30%) and Francisco Morazán Stream Robber Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lenca Leopard Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in La Tigra National Park (96 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.
