Pristimantis thectopternus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pristimantis thectopternus, commonly called the Northern Cordilleras robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 6 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August, October and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Cordilleras 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.
Only Los Nevados National Natural Park, in our data
Los Nevados National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pristimantis
The closest relatives of the Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Cachabi Robber Frog (about 10%) and Palmer's Robber Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Los Nevados National Natural 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.
