Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- GenusHypopachus (Sheep Frogs)
- SpeciesHypopachus variolosus (Sheep Frog)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sheep Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Sheep Frog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sheep Frog in Palo Verde National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sheep Frog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.