Amphibians of Costa Rica - Systematic List - EcoRegistros

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Costa Rica

Amphibians 55 - Systematic Listing

(54 speciess + 1 form with special treatment that are not is considered at the species level)

Number of records: 161

Last update: 11/04/2026 23:40:15

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Provinces / departments

Alajuela

Cartago

Guanacaste

Heredia

Limón

Puntarenas

San José

Belonging

Group

English Common Name

Scientific Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Family

Order

TOP 10 Ranking species

1) Glauco Oliveira 21 1) Anthony Baloyes E. 21 3) Luis Cesar Tejo 17 4) Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias 13 5) Dauner Alvarado Perez 11 6) Patricio M. Silfeni 10 7) Hugo Caverzasi 9 8) Marcos Augusto Lartigau 7 9) Nino A. Grangetto 4 9) Daniela Espinosa 4

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TOP 10 Ranking of records

1) Anthony Baloyes E. 30 2) Glauco Oliveira 27 3) Luis Cesar Tejo 22 4) Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias 15 5) Dauner Alvarado Perez 12 6) Patricio M. Silfeni 10 6) Hugo Caverzasi 10 8) Marcos Augusto Lartigau 7 9) Nino A. Grangetto 4 9) Daniela Espinosa 4

Order

Family

English Common Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Scientific Name

Belonging

Records

Chance of observation

Conservation status

Notes

1

Wood-colored Webfoot Salamander

Salamandra Color De Madera

Bolitoglossa lignicolor

Native

2

III

VU

2

Montane Webfoot Salamander

Bolitoglossa subpalmata

Native

1

III

3

Poelz´s Worm Salamander

Salamandra Lombriz De Poelz´s

Oedipina poelzi

Native

1

III

EN

4

Common Worm Salamander

Salamandra Lombriz Común

Oedipina uniformis

Native

1

III

NT

5

Talamanca Rocket Frog

Rana Cohete de Talamanca

Allobates talamancae

Not listed

2

III

6

Sapo De La Selva Del Pacifico

Incilius aucoinae

Not listed

1

III

7

Dry Forest Toad

Sapo del Bosque Seco

Incilius coccifer

Not listed

1

III

8

Green Climbing Toad

Sapo Verde Arborícola

Incilius coniferus

Native

2

III

9

Rhaebo haematiticus

Native

2

III

10

Sapo Gigante De Veracruz

Rhinella horribilis

Native

3

IV

11

Rhinella marina

Not listed

1

III

12

Emerald Glass Frog

Rana De Vidrio Esmeralda

Espadarana prosoblepon

Native

5

IV

13

Bare-hearted Glass Frog

Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum

Native

1

III

LC

14

Fleischmann´s Glass Frog

Rana De Cristal De Fleischmann

Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni

Native

1

III

15

Reticulated Glass Frog

Rana de Vidrio Reticulada

Hyalinobatrachium valerioi

Native

2

III

16

White-spotted Cochran Frog

Rana De Vidrio De Cascada

Sachatamia albomaculata

Native

1

III

LC

17

Ilex Glass Frog

Rana de Vidrio Ilex

Sachatamia ilex

Not listed

2

III

18

Fitzinger´s Robber Frog

Ranita Común De Lluvia

Craugastor fitzingeri

Native

2

III

19

Black-lined Robber Frog

Craugastor melanostictus

Native

1

III

LC

20

Highland Litter Frog

Craugastor podiciferus

Native

1

III

21

Craugastor polyptychus

Not listed

2

III

22

Pacific Broad-headed Litter Frog

Craugastor rugosus

Not listed

1

III

23

Golden-spotted Rain Frog

Rana Ladrona Muslidorada

Pristimantis cruentus

Native

2

III

LC

24

Pygmy Robber Frog

Rana Ladrona Pigmea

Pristimantis ridens

Native

2

III

25

Green And Black Poison Dart Frog

Rana Venenosa Verdinegra

Dendrobates auratus

Native

11

VI

26

Granular Poison Frog

Rana Venenosa Granulada

Oophaga granulifera

Not listed

1

III

27

Rana Flecha Roja y Azul

Oophaga pumilio

Native

16

VI

28

Golfo Dulce Poison Frog

Rana Venenosa de Golfo Dulce

Phyllobates vittatus

Not listed

1

III

29

Eleutherodactylidae

Montane Dink Frog

Diasporus hylaeformis

Native

1

III

LC

30

Agalychnis calcarifer

Not listed

1

III

31

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Rana de Hoja de Ojos Rojos

Agalychnis callidryas

Native

19

VI

32

Canal Zone Tree Frog

Rana Arbórea De La Zona Del Canal

Native

1

III

33

Splendid Leaf Frog

Rana de Hoja Rayada

Cruziohyla calcarifer

Not listed

1

III

34

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Native

4

IV

35

Yellow Treefrog

Rana Arborícola Amarilla

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Not listed

1

III

36

Common Dink Frog

Rana de Campanilla Común

Diasporus diastema

Native

2

III

37

Legler´s Tree Frog

Rana Corriente De Legler

Duellmanohyla legleri

Native

2

III

EN

38

Rana Arboricola de Arroyo de Ojos Rojos

Duellmanohyla rufioculis

Native

4

IV

39

Meadow Tree Frog

Rana Arborícola De Potrero

Isthmohyla pseudopuma

Native

1

III

40

Olive Long Snouted Tree Frog

Rana Arboricola Oliva Hocico Largo

Scinax elaeochroa

Native

4

IV

41

Mexican Treefrog

Rana Arborícola Mexicana

Smilisca baudinii

Native

3

IV

42

Masked Tree Frog

Rana Arborícola Enmascarada

Smilisca phaeota

Native

13

VI

43

Pug-nosed Tree Frog

Native

1

III

44

Rana Arboricola Parda

Smilisca sordida

Native

4

IV

45

Native

1

III

46

Tlalocohyla loquax

Not listed

1

III

47

Trachycephalus typhonius

Not listed

1

III

48

Leptodactylidae

Rana de Dedos Delgados de Savage

Leptodactylus savagei

Native

6

V

49

Hypopachus variolosus

Not listed

1

III

50

Forrer´s Grass Frog

Lithobates forreri

Native

1

III

51

Lithobates vaillanti

Native

5

IV

52

Rancho Redondo Frog

Rana De Ojos Verdes

Lithobates vibicarius

Native

2

III

EN

53

Warszewitsch"s Frog

Rana Brillante de Bosque

Lithobates warszewitschii

Native

10

VI

54

Vaillant´s Frog

Not listed

1

III

55

Silver-spotted Rain Frog

Rana Ladrona Punteada

Pristimantis pardalis

Native

1

III

NT

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