Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog
Triprion petasatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusTriprion (Shovel-headed Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesTriprion petasatus (Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Mahogany Tree Frog
Tlalocohyla loquax
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Casque-headed Tree Frog in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.