Striped Poison-Dart Frog
Phyllobates lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyDendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
- GenusPhyllobates
- SpeciesPhyllobates lugubris (Striped Poison-Dart Frog)
The lovely poison frog or lovely poison-arrow frog (Phyllobates lugubris) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on the Caribbean versant of Central America from southeastern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to northwestern Panama, with one record just west of the Panama Canal. Populations from the Pacific versant, formerly included in this species, are now identified as Phyllobates vittatus. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Sylvia's Tree Frog
Cruziohyla sylviae
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Red-webbed Tree Frog
Boana rufitela
Tink Frog
Diasporus diastema
Vaillant's Frog
Lithobates vaillanti
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Striped Poison-Dart Frog at Cahuita National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |