Golden-groined Robber Frog

Golden-groined Robber Frog

Pristimantis cruentus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Braulio Carrillo National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

18 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
105 In all 6 parks
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Golden-groined Robber Frog

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 →

Sounds

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Costa Rica · 2023

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-groined Robber Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-groined Robber Frog sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 46 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-groined Robber Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

October

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-groined Robber Frog in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-groined Robber Frog?

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.

Is Braulio Carrillo National Park the best place to see a Golden-groined Robber Frog?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Golden-groined Robber Frog sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Golden-groined Robber Frog live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Golden-groined Robber Frog that you can see in Braulio Carrillo 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.

Where does the Golden-groined Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-groined Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (18 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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