Amphibians of Costa Rica's Southern Caribbean Lowlands
Rainforest Rocket Frog
The rainforest rocket frog (Silverstoneia flotator, formerly Colostethus flotator) is a terrestrial, diurnal frog found in humid lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama. It is generally very common and therefore considered to be of least concern by the IUCN. The taxonomy is in need of a review, as it may consist of a complex of several species.
Striped Rocket Frog
Allobates talamancae (common names: Talamanca rocket frog,Talamanca striped rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Aromobatidae family. It is found in northwestern Ecuador, western Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and southern Nicaragua. It can be found in a variety of habitats in very humid lowland and premontane habitats (secondary growth and plantations, swampy ...more ↓
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus, also known as the green and black poison dart frog or the green and black poison arrow frog, and sometimes mint poison frog (not to be confused with the mint-green color morph of Phyllobates terribilis), is a brightly colored member of the order Anura native to Central America and northwestern parts of South America. It is one of ...more ↓
Granular Poison Frog
The Granular Poison Frog, Oophaga granulifera, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forests, but it is threatened by habitat loss. This frog has been reclassified from Dendrobates granuliferus to Oophaga granulifera.
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio, formerly Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane ...more ↓
Striped Poison-Dart Frog
The lovely poison frog (Phyllobates lugubris) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forests, rivers, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
