Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Craugastor megacephalus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tenorio Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

26 Verified sightings at Tenorio Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
258 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog

Craugastor megacephalus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 32 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

October

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and August–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Is Tenorio Volcano National Park the best place to see an Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).

Where does the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (26 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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