Suriname Grasshopper

Suriname Grasshopper

Tetrataenia surinama

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Podocarpus National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Podocarpus National Park From 2019 to 2026
169 In all 5 parks
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Suriname Grasshopper

Tetrataenia surinama is a species of spur-throat toothpick grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~40%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Suriname Grasshopper in Podocarpus National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Suriname Grasshopper sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 61 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Suriname Grasshopper in Podocarpus National Park?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Suriname Grasshopper in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Suriname Grasshopper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Suriname Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Podocarpus National Park the best place to see a Suriname Grasshopper?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Suriname Grasshopper sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 40%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).

Where does the Suriname Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Suriname Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Podocarpus National Park (7 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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