Callimedusa tomopterna
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The tiger-striped tree frog, also called barred monkey frog and barred leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in northern South America in the Upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, Amazonian Brazil, and the Guianas from southeastern Venezuela to French Guiana. It might represent more than one species.
Adult males measure 44 mm (1.7 in) to 54 mm (2.1 in) in snout-vent length while adult female are larger at 60 mm (2.4 in). Its skin is green with orange pigmentation on the flanks and legs. The irises are silver or gray in color.
The tiger-striped tree frog is an arboreal species that occurs in pristine tropical rainforests, usually on trees around temporary to semi-temporary pools during the wet season, but specimens have been also collected in open areas and floodable forests on shrubs and aquatic edges.
It occurs at elevations up to 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is an uncommon species in most parts of its range. It can locally suffer from habitat loss. Tiger-striped tree frogs are nocturnal and sleep throughout the day. At night, males are able to communicate... Wikipedia →
Recording
Brazil · 1985
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Theme Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 67 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and September, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sightings, Manu National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 50%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%).
Same family: Phyllomedusidae
The closest relatives of the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog that you can see in Manu National Park (family Phyllomedusidae, Leaf Frogs) are White-lined Leaf Frog (about 40%), Jaguar Leaf Frog (about 20%) and Black-eyed Monkey Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Manu National Park (29 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.
