Costa Rica Amphibians Photo Gallery

Some 194 species of amphibians (including three that are extinct) are found in Costa Rica, of which 85% are frogs. There are also about 40 species of lungless salamander and two species of caecilians.

Probabky masked tree frog, Smilisca phaeota

Green-and-black poison dart frog, Dendrobates auratus

Strawberry (blue jeans) poison dart frog, Oophaga pumilio

Granular poison frog, Oophaga granulifera

Hourglass treefrog, Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis callidryas

probably red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis callidryas

probably red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis callidryas

Gladiator tree frog, Boana rosenbergi

Masked tree frog, Smilisca phaeota

Probably masked tree frog, Smilisca phaeota

Gulf Coast toad, Incilius valliceps

Savage's thin-toed frog, Leptodactylus savagei

Leaf-litter toad, Rhaebo haematiticus

Wet forest toad, Incilius melanochlorus

unidentified frog egg mass


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