Pygmy Rain Frog

Pygmy Rain Frog

Pristimantis ridens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
7 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Rain Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Rain Frog sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Rain Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Rain Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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