Craugastor crassidigitus
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Slim-fingered Rain Frog
There are approximately a zillion species of small brown ground-dwelling frogs in Costa Rica, and at least a dozen in the Monteverde area, so it's not easy to pin down the species from a photograph. I'm not certain that I got this one right, so if you know better please let me know.
Rio Guayabo Trail, Cerro Gaital Natural Monument, El Valle de Antón, Coclé province, Panama—January 9, 2014
Lorrie Smith and I found one of these frogs stream side, amongst the numerous Highland Rocket Frogs.
Mario Urriola of the El Valle Serpentarium identified these frogs (and several more we saw) as Craugastor crassidigitus. I think he said the first one was a female and the second one was a male, but I might have gotten that backwards.
Printed references:
- Hayes, M. P., Pounds, J. A., Timmerman, W. W. 1989. An Annotated List and Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica