Red-eyed Tree Frog in Costa Rica

Where are red-eyed tree frogs in Costa Rica? The strongest odds are at Monteverde Cloud Forest, where access and habitat beat a chance roadside glimpse.

Monteverde Cloud Forest in Puntarenas is the place to begin. Misty canopy bridges and moss-draped trees, with sloths, quetzals, and hummingbirds in cool highland forest. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

Costa Rica context: Sloths in the cloud forest, toucans in the canopy, and more biodiversity per square kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.

In Costa Rica, look especially around tropical rainforest, forest pools, and canopy foliage. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.