Dendropsophus microcephalus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Dendropsophus microcephalus is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), and northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil. This widespread species might actually be a species complex. Its common names include yellow treefrog, small-headed treefrog, and yellow cricket treefrog.
Males grow to about 25 mm (0.98 in) and females 31 mm (1.2 in) in snout–vent length. It is dorsally smooth and pale to bright yellow with two fairly distinct light brown lines that run in parallel down the length of the body. Upper surfaces of the thighs have dark markings. Ventrally it is pale cream or white, possibly with more yellowish throat. The iris is bronze. The D. microcephalus is commonly confused with D. ebraccatus, the hourglass treefrog. The D. microcephalus can be distinguished by its lack of hourglass pattern on its dorsum, and lack of a pale lip strip.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slimbridge Wetland Centre | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 11 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.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Treefrog in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Pico Bonito National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 80 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Treefrog 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.
Yes
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Yellow Treefrog sightings, Pico Bonito National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Hylidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow Treefrog that you can see in Pico Bonito National Park (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Mexican Smilisca (about 60%), Honduran Brook Frog (about 40%) and Ceiba Stream Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Treefrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Pico Bonito National Park (22 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.
