Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusDendropsophus (Yellow Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesDendropsophus microcephalus (Yellow Treefrog)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
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
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Treefrog in Palo Verde National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Palo Verde National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.