Sheep Frog

Sheep Frog

Hypopachus variolosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
0–10
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

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.

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