A quick guide to the

Frogs of La Gamba

Elena Peltzer*, Tobias Traub*, Dennis Kollaritz°, Jonas Virgo* & Thomas Eltz*
*Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
°Department of Evolutionary Biology,University of Vienna
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HylidaeCentrolenidaeLeptodactylidaeBufonidaeOther


Diasporus (Eleutherodactylus) diastema

Common Dink Frog

Rana campanilla comun

M: 16-21 mm, F: 18-24 mm
Breeding season: Wet season
Calling site: Leaf surfaces and piles of dead leaves

Diasporus (Eleutherodactylus) vocator

Vocal Dink Frog

Rana campanilla vocal

M: 14-16 mm, F: 16.5-18 mm
Breeding season: Wet season
Calling site: Hiding places on ground or low vegetation

Craugastor (Eleutherodactylus) crassidigitus

Isla Bonita Robber Frog



M: 20-31 mm, F: 34-48 mm
Breeding season: Rainy season
Calling site: Low vegetation (~0.5 m above ground)

Craugastor (Eleutherodactylus) fitzingeri

Common Rain Frog

Rana de lluvia comun

M: 23-35 mm, F: 36-53 mm
Breeding season: Rainy season
Calling site: Stumps, logs and lower vegetation

Craugastor (Eleutherodactylus) stejnegerianus

Stejneger's Robber Frog



M: 12-18 mm, F: 12-22 mm
Breeding season:
Calling site: Leaf litter

Lithobates (Rana) warszewitschii





M: 37-52 mm, F: 45-63 mm, undersurfaces of limbs red
Breeding season:
Calling site:

Allobates (Colosthetus) talamancae

Talamanca Rocketfrog
Talamanca Raketenfrosch
Rana cohete de Talamanca

M: 17-24 mm, F: 26-25 mm
Breeding season: Throughout the year
Calling site: Leaf litter

Silverstoneia (Colostethus) flotator

Lowland Rocket Frog
Tiefland-Raketenfrosch
Rana brincadora de bajura

M: 14.4-16.5 mm, F: 14.8-18 mm
Breeding season: Throughout the year
Calling site: Leaf litter

Dendrobates auratus

Green & Black Poison Frog
Goldbaumsteiger
Rana venenos verdinegra

M: 25-40 mm, F: 27-42 mm
Breeding season: Throughout the year
Calling site: Call infrequently from holes near tree bases during the day

Oophaga (Dendrobates) granulifera

Granular Poison Frog
Granulierter Baumsteiger
Rana venenos granulada

M: 18-25 mm, F: 18-25 mm
Breeding season: Wet season
Calling site: Low vegetation during the day
Scientific as well as english and spanish names follow Munoz Chacón & Johnston (2013) Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica (Zona Tropical Pocket Guide), with names in brackets representing older but commonly used names. Information about size and calling season/site was mostly taken from Savage (2002) The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica (University of Chicago Press).