Craugastor polyptychus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Craugastor polyptychus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Plain Litter Frog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coastal Plain Litter Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coastal Plain Litter Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Coastal Plain Litter Frog sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same genus: Craugastor
The closest relatives of the Coastal Plain Litter Frog that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (genus Craugastor, Northern Rainfrogs) are Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog (about 20%) and Almirante Robber Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coastal Plain Litter Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (5 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.
