Pristimantis cruentus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pristimantis cruentus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae, sometimes known as the Chiriqui robber frog. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and north-western Colombia. Its natural habitats are forests, including humid lowland and montane forests. It can also be found in degraded habitats outside forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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Costa Rica · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-groined Robber Frog sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 39 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, July–August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-groined Robber Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, June and September, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-groined Robber Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Golden-groined Robber Frog sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Pristimantis
The closest relatives of the Golden-groined Robber Frog that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Pygmy Rain Frog (about 20%) and Clay-colored Rain Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-groined Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
