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 Piedras Blancas National Park
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax boulengeri
Drab Tree Frog
Smilisca sordida
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Hypsiboas rufitelus
Boana rufitela
Pugnosed Tree Frog
Smilisca sila
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Yellow Treefrog sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Treefrog in Piedras Blancas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Treefrog in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.