Craugastor podiciferus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Craugastor podiciferus, also known as the Rio Changena robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss. The snout is long and ovoid in dorsal view, depressed and somewhat pointed in lateral view. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The supra-tympanic fold becomes distinct only behind the tympanum. The fingers have no lateral keels and have weakly bulbous tips. The toes have no lateral keels either but bear discs. The dorsum is grayish brown or brown. There are some spots and an inter-orbital bar. A black line marks the canthal and the supra-tympanic fold. The belly is dark brown or black and has bluish-white flecks, or is gray-orange. The throat is orange or gray-orange.
Solís, F., Ibáñez, R., Chaves, G., Savage, J., Jaramillo, C. & Fuenmayor, Q. 2004. Craugastor podiciferus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerro Utyum Robber Frog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 46 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.
May, July–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerro Utyum Robber Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cerro Utyum Robber Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Cerro Utyum Robber Frog sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Poás Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Craugastor
The closest relatives of the Cerro Utyum Robber Frog that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Craugastor, Northern Rainfrogs) are Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog (about 40%), Fitzinger's Robber Frog (about 40%) and Bransford's Litter Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerro Utyum Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (6 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.
