Lithobates vaillanti
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Vaillant's frog (Lithobates vaillanti) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Central America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.
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Costa Rica · 2014
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vaillant's Frog sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 14 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Vaillant's Frog in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vaillant's Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Vaillant's Frog sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 30%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Vaillant's Frog that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (about 80%), Red-eyed Treefrog (about 60%) and Savage's Thin-toed Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vaillant's Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tortuguero National Park (6 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.
