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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Rufous-eyed brook frog
Duellmanohyla rufioculis
Meadow Tree Frog
Isthmohyla pseudopuma
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Lancaster's Tree Frog
Isthmohyla lancasteri
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Pygmy Rain Frog
Pristimantis ridens
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
📅 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.