Spotted Foam-nest Frog
Leptodactylus insularum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus insularum (Spotted Foam-nest Frog)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Rainforest Toad
Incilius aucoinae
Green Climbing Toad
Incilius coniferus
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax boulengeri
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
📅 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 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Foam-nest Frog in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Spotted Foam-nest Frog sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Foam-nest Frog in Piedras Blancas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Foam-nest Frog in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.