Gaige's Rain Frog
Pristimantis gaigei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyCraugastoridae (Fleshbelly and Terrestrial-breeding Frogs)
- GenusPristimantis (Rain and Robber Frogs)
- SpeciesPristimantis gaigei (Gaige's Rain Frog)
Pristimantis gaigei, also known as the Fort Randolph robber frog or Gaige's rain frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the Atlantic drainage lowlands from extreme south-eastern Costa Rica to eastern Panama and to central Colombia; it is widely distributed in Colombia west of the Cordillera Oriental. Its natural habitat is primary humid lowland forest, but it also occurs in secondary forest. It is a nocturnal species found under surface debris and in leaf-litter. Pristimantis gaigei is named after Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige, an American herpetologist. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaige's Rain Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Banded Rain Frog
Pristimantis taeniatus
Golden-groined Robber Frog
Pristimantis cruentus
Clay-colored Rain Frog
Pristimantis cerasinus
Pygmy Rain Frog
Pristimantis ridens
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Isla Bonita Robber Frog
Craugastor crassidigitus
Forest Toad
Rhinella alata
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog
Boana rosenbergi
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gaige's Rain Frog in Soberanía National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Gaige's Rain Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gaige's Rain Frog in Soberanía National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Gaige's Rain Frog in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.