Flectonotus fitzgeraldi
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Mount Tucuche tree frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi), also known commonly as the Dwarf marsupial frog, is a species of tree frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found on Trinidad, Tobago and in the Venezuelan states of Sucre and Monagas.
The first description of Flectonotus fitzgeraldi was published by Hampton Wildman Parker in 1934, under the name Gastrotheca fitzgeraldi. Werner C.A. Bokermann moved the species from Gastrotheca to Nototheca in 1950, and then from there to Flectonotus in 1966.
F. fitzgeraldi snout–vent length is typically in the range of 16.1–18.3 mm (0.63–0.72 in) for males and 19.6–23.0 mm (0.77–0.91 in) for females, about 25.7% and 26.6% smaller, respectively, than the typical snout–vent lengths of Flectonotus pygmaeus, the only other species of Flectonotus. F. fitzgeraldi have rounded snouts, smooth tarsi and smooth backs.
Females carry their eggs in a dorsal pouch, and the tadpoles have beaks with only small amounts of keratin and no denticles, and they hatch at an advanced stage of development. F. fitzgeraldi is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago and the Venezuelan states of Sucre and Monagas. In... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Tucuche Tree Frog sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 10 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.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Tucuche Tree Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mount Tucuche 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.
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mount Tucuche Tree Frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Mount Tucuche Tree Frog that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Eastern Cane Toad (about 60%), Charlotteville Robber Frog (about 50%) and Smooth-skinned Ditch Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mount Tucuche Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (12 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.
