Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusEngystomops (Neotropical Puddle Frogs)
- SpeciesEngystomops pustulosus (Guayaquil Dwarf Frog)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
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 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 16 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 19 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 21 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 22 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 23 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Guayaquil Dwarf Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Guayaquil Dwarf Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Guayaquil Dwarf Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Guayaquil Dwarf Frog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.