Charlotteville Robber Frog

Charlotteville Robber Frog

Pristimantis charlottevillensis

Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

LCNTVUVulnerableENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

96 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
96 In 1 park
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Charlotteville Robber Frog

Pristimantis charlottevillensis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the island of Tobago in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests where it often utilizes stream side leaf litter and low (forest floor) vegetation. It is chiefly nocturnal. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:20

Trinidad & Tobago · 2019

© Chris Harrison · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Charlotteville Robber Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Charlotteville Robber Frog sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Charlotteville Robber Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

December and January

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Charlotteville Robber Frog in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in May and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Charlotteville Robber Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Charlotteville Robber Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Charlotteville Robber Frog?

Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data

Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Charlotteville Robber Frog sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Charlotteville Robber Frog live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Charlotteville Robber Frog that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Lesser Antilles Robber Frog (about 40%) and Bloody Bay Litter Frog (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Charlotteville Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Charlotteville Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (96 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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