Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusDendropsophus (Yellow Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesDendropsophus microcephalus (Yellow Treefrog)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog
Triprion petasatus
Mahogany Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla loquax
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Painted Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla picta
Veined Frog
Trachycephalus typhonius
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Browns' Frog
Lithobates brownorum
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Treefrog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.