[4] Dorsal colouration is variable: golden, greenish, or dull brown; juveniles are usually green.

[2] Breeding may occur throughout the year but is concentrated to the early parts of the rainy season.

Eggs are laid in large, round gelatinous masses in shallow bodies of water,[2] attached to the vegetation.

[1] Lithobates vibicarius was once very common in Costa Rica, but has almost disappeared; only three populations are known at present.

This decline is believed to be mainly due to the disease chytridiomycosis, although habitat loss and agricultural chemicals may also have played a role.