Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus melanonotus (Black Jungle-Frog)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Turbo White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus poecilochilus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Pygmy Rain Frog
Pristimantis ridens
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Hypsiboas rufitelus
Boana rufitela
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Jungle-Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black Jungle-Frog sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Jungle-Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Jungle-Frog in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.