Lithobates maculatus
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The highland frog (Lithobates maculatus), also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, known from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Like other members of Lithobates, it is sometimes classified under the genus Rana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Frog sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Frog in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months. That is one of Lago de Yojoa's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 65 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Highland Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Highland Frog sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 50%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Highland Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Lago de Yojoa (17 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.
