Spotted Chorus Frog

Spotted Chorus Frog

Pseudacris clarkii

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Padre Island National Seashore

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

14 Verified sightings at Padre Island National Seashore From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Spotted Chorus Frog

The spotted chorus frog or Clark's tree frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a small, nocturnal chorus frog native to the grasslands and prairies of the central United States and Tamaulipas, Mexico. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Chorus Frog in Padre Island National Seashore?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Chorus Frog sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Chorus Frog in Padre Island National Seashore?

May–June and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Chorus Frog in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Padre Island National Seashore's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Chorus Frog?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Chorus 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.

Where else can you see a Spotted Chorus Frog?

Only Padre Island National Seashore, in our data

Padre Island National Seashore is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Chorus Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Spotted Chorus Frog live in Padre Island National Seashore?

Same family: Hylidae

The closest relatives of the Spotted Chorus Frog that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Green Treefrog (about 20%) and Squirrel Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spotted Chorus Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Chorus Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Padre Island National Seashore (14 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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