Allobates talamancae
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Allobates talamancae (common names: Talamanca rocket frog, striped rocket frog, Talamanca striped rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is found in northwestern Ecuador, western Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and southern Nicaragua.
Allobates talamancae is a small, non-toxic frog, with males measuring 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) in snout–vent length and females 16–25 mm (0.63–0.98 in). The dorsum is smooth and dark brown in color. The flanks are black, bordered by tan or bronze line above and a white line below. The ventrum is white. The fingers and toes are unwebbed.
Allobates talamancae lay the eggs in the leaf-litter, and both parents carry the tadpoles to streams where they complete their development in small, water-filled depressions. Allobates talamancae is found in a variety of habitats in very humid lowland and premontane habitats (secondary growth and plantations, swampy areas in primary forest, but not in open areas), usually close to streams. It can be found up to 800 m (2,600 ft) (970 m (3,180 ft) in Colombia) above sea level. Its diet consists of small arthropods. Adult... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquarium of the Pacific | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Rocket Frog sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Rocket Frog in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Bastimentos Island National Marine Park's wettest months, with about 450 mm of rain against 160 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Rocket Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Striped Rocket Frog sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Striped Rocket Frog that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (about 90%), Red-eyed Treefrog (about 50%) and Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Rocket Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (66 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.
