Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus melanonotus (Black Jungle-Frog)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Jungle-Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black Jungle-Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Jungle-Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black Jungle-Frog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.