Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog

Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog

Callimedusa tomopterna

Silhouette: Robbi Bishop-Taylor · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
99 In all 4 parks
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog

The tiger-striped tree frog, also called barred monkey frog and barred leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is found in northern South America in the Upper Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, Amazonian Brazil, and the Guianas from southeastern Venezuela to French Guiana. It might represent more than one species.

Adult males measure 44 mm (1.7 in) to 54 mm (2.1 in) in snout-vent length while adult female are larger at 60 mm (2.4 in). Its skin is green with orange pigmentation on the flanks and legs. The irises are silver or gray in color.

The tiger-striped tree frog is an arboreal species that occurs in pristine tropical rainforests, usually on trees around temporary to semi-temporary pools during the wet season, but specimens have been also collected in open areas and floodable forests on shrubs and aquatic edges.

It occurs at elevations up to 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level. It is an uncommon species in most parts of its range. It can locally suffer from habitat loss. Tiger-striped tree frogs are nocturnal and sleep throughout the day. At night, males are able to communicate... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording

Brazil · 1985

© M.S. Hoogmoed · Xeno · CC BY 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~50%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Monteverde Theme Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 49 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.

When is the best time to see a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog in Yasuní National Park?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 50%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog live in Yasuní National Park?

Same family: Phyllomedusidae

The closest relatives of the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Phyllomedusidae, Leaf Frogs) are White-lined Leaf Frog (about 30%), Fringed Leaf Frog (about 10%) and Tarsier Leaf Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tiger-Striped Leaf Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Yasuní 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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