Coastal Plain Litter Frog
Craugastor polyptychus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyCraugastoridae (Fleshbelly and Terrestrial-breeding Frogs)
- GenusCraugastor (Northern Rainfrogs)
- SpeciesCraugastor polyptychus (Coastal Plain Litter Frog)
Craugastor polyptychus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Isla Bonita Robber Frog
Craugastor crassidigitus
Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog
Craugastor megacephalus
Pygmy Rain Frog
Pristimantis ridens
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Red-webbed Tree Frog
Boana rufitela
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Eastern Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca manisorum
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Coastal Plain Litter Frog at Tortuguero National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |