Coastal Plain Litter Frog

Coastal Plain Litter Frog

Craugastor polyptychus

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

15 Verified sightings at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park From 2019 to 2026
38 In all 3 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Coastal Plain Litter Frog

Craugastor polyptychus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
2 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coastal Plain Litter Frog in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Plain Litter Frog sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Coastal Plain Litter Frog in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

September and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Plain Litter Frog in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coastal Plain Litter Frog?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coastal Plain Litter Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Bastimentos Island National Marine Park the best place to see a Coastal Plain Litter Frog?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Coastal Plain Litter Frog sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).

Where does the Coastal Plain Litter Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coastal Plain Litter Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (15 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.

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