Cruziohyla sylviae
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Cruziohyla sylviae, also known as Sylvia's tree frog, is a large colourful species of tree frog from Central America. People have seen it between 30 and 1600 meters above sea level. The species was described in 2018 by zoologist Andrew Gray, and is named after his granddaughter. It can be distinguished from the closely related C. calcarifer (Splendid Tree Frog) by having small green lichen-like markings on its dorsal surfaces rather than white or pale blue spots and lacking characteristic dark ventral markings found on the under-thighs of C. calcarifer which are characteristic of only that species of Cruziohyla. The species is also easily identified by having a large external eardrum (tympanum), which is almost the same size as the eye, compared to an eardrum half its size, as seen in C. calcarifer. DNA analysis places C. sylviae genetically closer to its sister species, C. craspedopus, than to the true C. calcarifer described by George A. Boulenger in 1902. The adult male frog measures 44.3 to 67.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 73.5 to 88.2 mm.
C. sylviae occurs from Panama to Honduras, where it lives in primary... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Theme Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sylvia's Tree Frog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Sylvia's Tree Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sylvia's Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sylvia's Tree Frog sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Phyllomedusidae
The closest relatives of the Sylvia's Tree Frog that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Phyllomedusidae, Leaf Frogs) are Red-eyed Treefrog (about 50%) and Gliding Leaf Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sylvia's Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (77 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.
