Silverstoneia flotator
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Silverstoneia flotator, the rainforest rocket frog, is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is considered to be of least concern by the IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.
This frog has been observed between 10 and 865 meters above sea level, near rocky-bottomed streams. The frog has been observed in secondary forest, so scientists infer that it may tolerate some habitat disturbance. The female frog lays eggs in leaf litter. After the eggs hatch, the male frog carries the tadpoles to streams.
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction because of its large range, large population, and tolerance to habitat disturbance. What threat it faces comes from deforestation associated with agriculture, logging, and urbanization.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Theme Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rainforest Rocket Frog sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 18 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rainforest Rocket Frog in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rainforest Rocket Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Rainforest Rocket Frog sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Dendrobatidae
The closest relatives of the Rainforest Rocket Frog that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Dendrobatidae, Poison Dart Frogs) are Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (about 80%), Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 70%) and Striped Poison-Dart Frog (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rainforest Rocket Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (9 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.
