Metallic Robber Frog

Metallic Robber Frog

Pristimantis lanthanites

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Metallic Robber Frog

Pristimantis lanthanites is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Metallic Robber Frog in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Robber Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 49 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Metallic Robber Frog in Yasuní National Park?

March, May, October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Robber Frog in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, July–September and November, the lowest months.

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

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Where else can you see a Metallic Robber Frog?

Only Yasuní National Park, in our data

Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Metallic Robber Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Metallic Robber Frog live in Yasuní National Park?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Metallic Robber Frog that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Jatun Sacha Rain Frog (about 20%), Chirping Robber Frog (about 20%) and Diadem Rain Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Metallic Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Metallic Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Yasuní National Park (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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