Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus fragilis (Mexican White-lipped Frog)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
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 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mexican White-lipped Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Mexican White-lipped Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mexican White-lipped Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Mexican White-lipped Frog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.