Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Craugastor megacephalus

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

19 Verified sightings at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
258 In all 4 parks
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Craugastor megacephalus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 18 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.

When is the best time to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

June and August

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Atlantic Broad-headed Litter 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.

Is Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge the best place to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog live in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

Same genus: Craugastor

The closest relatives of the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (genus Craugastor, Northern Rainfrogs) are Almirante Robber Frog (about 10%) and Coastal Plain Litter Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (19 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.

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