Jamaican Laughing Frog
Osteopilus ocellatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusOsteopilus (North Caribbean Treefrogs)
- SpeciesOsteopilus ocellatus (Jamaican Laughing Frog)
Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jamaican Laughing Frog in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Jamaican Laughing Frog sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jamaican Laughing Frog in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Jamaican Laughing Frog in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.