Isla Bonita Robber Frog

Isla Bonita Robber Frog

Craugastor crassidigitus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
70 In all 7 parks
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Isla Bonita Robber Frog

Craugastor crassidigitus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Isla Bonita Robber Frog in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isla Bonita Robber Frog sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 19 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Isla Bonita Robber Frog in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

March–April, June, August and November–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isla Bonita Robber Frog in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Isla Bonita Robber Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Isla Bonita 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve the best place to see an Isla Bonita Robber Frog?

6th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Isla Bonita Robber Frog sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Where does the Isla Bonita Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Isla Bonita Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.

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