Lithobates warszewitschii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Warszewitsch's frog (Lithobates warszewitschii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. L. warszewitschii is medium-sized: males grow to 52 mm (2.0 in) and females to 63 mm (2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is pointed. They have large or small green patches on a golden brown background on their backs; the colouration darkens to brown along the sides. The dark area extends forward onto the face to form a "mask". They also have a light lip line. The dorsolateral folds have lighter colouration, usually golden or yellow. The feet are extensively webbed.
Its natural habitats are humid lowland, montane, and gallery forests, where it is found near streams, but it can also be found far from streams. It can survive even in small forest patches. Some populations seem to have suffered from chytridiomycosis, but more recently recovered. It is also affected by habitat loss.
Hillis, D.M., & de Sá, R. (1984): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Rana palmipes species group (Salientia: Ranidae). Herpetological Monographs 2: 1-26. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Eco Zoo | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Theme Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Warszewitsch's Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 34 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Warszewitsch's Frog in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 350 mm in November.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Warszewitsch's Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Warszewitsch's Frog sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Warszewitsch's Frog that you can see in Soberanía National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Forest Toad (about 60%), Guayaquil Dwarf Frog (about 40%) and Red-eyed Treefrog (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Warszewitsch's Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Soberanía National Park (16 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.
