Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusSmilisca (Cross-banded Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesSmilisca phaeota (Masked Tree Frog)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax boulengeri
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
📅 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 Masked Tree Frog in Carara National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Masked Tree Frog sighting in Carara National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Tree Frog in Carara National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Masked Tree Frog in Carara National Park in our monthly data.