Scinax staufferi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Scinax staufferi is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and canals and ditches. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stauffer's Tree Frog sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stauffer's Tree Frog in Las Baulas Marine National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Las Baulas Marine National Park's wettest months, with about 480 mm of rain against almost none in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stauffer's Tree Frog 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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Stauffer's Tree Frog sightings, Las Baulas Marine National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Hylidae
The closest relatives of the Stauffer's Tree Frog that you can see in Las Baulas Marine National Park (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Milk Frog (about 30%) and Mexican Smilisca (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stauffer's Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Las Baulas Marine National Park (5 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.
