List of amphibians of Costa Rica
This is a list of amphibians found in Costa Rica. A total of 194 amphibian species have been recorded in Costa Rica, three of which are extinct. This list is derived from the database listing of AmphibiaWeb.[1] Each species is listed by its scientific name, in taxonomic order, followed by the Red Book conservation status - extinct (EX), extinct in the wild (EW), critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN), vulnerable (VU), near threatened (NT), least concern (LC), data deficient (DD) or not evaluated (NE).
Caecilians (Gymnophiona)[edit]
Caeciliidae[edit]
Order: Gymnophiona. Family: Caeciliidae
- Oscaecilia osae (DD)
Salamanders (Caudata)[edit]
Caudata[edit]
Order: Caudata. Family: Plethodontidae
- Bolitoglossa alvaradoi (EN)
- Bolitoglossa bramei (DD)
- Bolitoglossa cerroensis (LC)
- Bolitoglossa colonnea (LC)
- Bolitoglossa compacta (EN)
- Bolitoglossa diminuta (VU)
- Bolitoglossa epimela (DD)
- Bolitoglossa gomezi (DD)
- Bolitoglossa gracilis (VU)
- Bolitoglossa lignicolor (VU)
- Bolitoglossa marmorea (EN)
- Bolitoglossa minutula (EN)
- Bolitoglossa nigrescens (EN)
- Bolitoglossa obscura (VU)
- Bolitoglossa pesrubra (VU)
- Bolitoglossa robinsoni
- Bolitoglossa robusta (LC)
- Bolitoglossa schizodactyla (LC)
- Bolitoglossa sombra (VU)
- Bolitoglossa sooyorum (EN)
- Bolitoglossa striatula (LC)
- Bolitoglossa subpalmata (EN)
- Bolitoglossa tica (EN)
- Nototriton abscondens (LC)
- Nototriton gamezi (VU)
- Nototriton guanacaste (VU)
- Nototriton major (CR)
- Nototriton picadoi (NT)
- Nototriton richardi (NT)
- Nototriton tapanti (VU)
- Oedipina alfaroi (VU)
- Oedipina alleni (LC)
- Oedipina altura (CR)
- Oedipina carablanca (EN)
- Oedipina collaris (DD)
- Oedipina cyclocauda (LC)
- Oedipina gracilis (EN)
- Oedipina grandis (EN)
- Oedipina pacificensis (LC)
- Oedipina paucidentata (CR)
- Oedipina poelzi (EN)
- Oedipina pseudouniformis (EN)
- Oedipina savagei (DD)
- Oedipina uniformis (NT)
Frogs and toads (Anura)[edit]
Bufonidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Bufonidae
- Atelopus chiriquiensis (CR)
- Atelopus chirripoensis
- Atelopus senex (CR)
- Atelopus varius (CR)
- Incilius aucoinae (LC)
- Incilius chompipe (VU)
- Incilius coccifer (LC)
- Incilius coniferus (LC)
- Incilius epioticus (LC)
- Incilius fastidiosus (CR)
- Incilius guanacaste (DD)
- Incilius holdridgei (CR)
- Incilius luetkenii (LC)
- Incilius melanochlorus (LC)
- Incilius periglenes (EX)
- Incilius valliceps (LC)
- Rhaebo haematiticus (LC)
- Rhinella marina (LC)
Centrolenidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Centrolenidae
- Cochranella euknemos (LC)
- Cochranella granulosa (LC)
- Espadarana prosoblepon (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium talamancae (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium valerioi (LC)
- Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum (DD)
- Sachatamia albomaculata (LC)
- Sachatamia ilex (LC)
- Teratohyla pulverata (LC)
- Teratohyla spinosa (LC)
Craugastoridae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Craugastoridae
- Craugastor andi (CR)
- Craugastor angelicus (CR)
- Craugastor bransfordii (LC)
- Craugastor catalinae (CR)
- Craugastor crassidigitus (LC)
- Craugastor cuaquero (DD)
- Craugastor escoces (CR)
- Craugastor fitzingeri (LC)
- Craugastor fleischmanni (CR)
- Craugastor gollmeri (LC)
- Craugastor gulosus (EN)
- Craugastor megacephalus (LC)
- Craugastor melanostictus (LC)
- Craugastor mimus (LC)
- Craugastor noblei (LC)
- Craugastor obesus (EN)
- Craugastor persimilis (VU)
- Craugastor phasma (DD)
- Craugastor podiciferus (NT)
- Craugastor polyptychus (LC)
- Craugastor ranoides (CR)
- Craugastor rayo (DD)
- Craugastor rhyacobatrachus (EN)
- Craugastor rugosus (LC)
- Craugastor stejnegerianus (LC)
- Craugastor talamancae (LC)
- Craugastor taurus (CR)
- Craugastor underwoodi (LC)
Dendrobatidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Dendrobatidae
- Allobates talamancae (LC)
- Dendrobates auratus (LC)
- Oophaga granulifera (VU)
- Oophaga pumilio (LC)
- Phyllobates lugubris (LC)
- Phyllobates vittatus (EN)
- Silverstoneia flotator (LC)
- Silverstoneia nubicola (NT)
Eleutherodactylidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Eleutherodactylidae
- Diasporus diastema (LC)
- Diasporus hylaeformis (LC)
- Diasporus tigrillo (DD)
- Diasporus ventrimaculatus
- Diasporus vocator (LC)
- Eleutherodactylus coqui (LC)
- Eleutherodactylus johnstonei (LC)
Hemiphractidae[edit]
Order: Anura – Family: Hemiphractidae
- Horned marsupial frog Gastrotheca cornuta EN
Hylidae[edit]
- Agalychnis annae (EN)
- Agalychnis callidryas (LC)
- Agalychnis lemur (CR)
- Agalychnis saltator (LC)
- Agalychnis spurrelli (LC)
- Anotheca spinosa (LC)
- Cruziohyla calcarifer (LC)
- Cruziohyla sylviae (LC)
- Dendropsophus ebraccatus (LC)
- Dendropsophus microcephalus (LC)
- Dendropsophus phlebodes (LC)
- Duellmanohyla lythrodes (EN)
- Duellmanohyla rufioculis (LC)
- Duellmanohyla uranochroa (CR)
- Ecnomiohyla fimbrimembra (EN)
- Ecnomiohyla miliaria (VU)
- Ecnomiohyla sukia
- Hyloscirtus colymba (CR)
- Hyloscirtus palmeri (LC)
- Hypsiboas rosenbergi (LC)
- Hypsiboas rufitelus (LC)
- Isthmohyla angustilineata (CR)
- Isthmohyla calypsa (CR)
- Isthmohyla debilis (CR)
- Isthmohyla lancasteri (LC)
- Isthmohyla picadoi (NT)
- Isthmohyla pictipes (EN)
- Isthmohyla pseudopuma (LC)
- Isthmohyla rivularis (CR)
- Isthmohyla tica (CR)
- Isthmohyla xanthosticta (DD)
- Isthmohyla zeteki (NT)
- Osteopilus septentrionalis (LC)
- Ptychohyla legleri (EN)
- Scinax boulengeri (LC)
- Scinax elaeochroa (LC)
- Scinax staufferi (LC)
- Smilisca baudinii (LC)
- Smilisca phaeota (LC)
- Smilisca puma (LC)
- Smilisca sila (LC)
- Smilisca sordida (LC)
- Tlalocohyla loquax (LC)
- Trachycephalus venulosus (LC)
Leptodactylidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Leptodactylidae
- Engystomops pustulosus (LC)
- Leptodactylus fragilis (LC)
- Leptodactylus insularum
- Leptodactylus melanonotus (LC)
- Leptodactylus poecilochilus (LC)
- Leptodactylus savagei (LC)
Microhylidae[edit]
Order: Anura – Family: Microhylidae
- Hypopachus pictiventris LC
- Northern sheep frog Hypopachus variolosus LC
- Ctenophryne aterrima LC
Ranidae[edit]
Order: Anura – Family: Ranidae
- Forrer's grass frog Lithobates forreri LC
- Peralta frog Lithobates taylori LC
- Vaillant's frog Lithobates vaillanti LC
- Lithobates vibicarius EN
- Warszewitsch's frog Lithobates warszewitschii LC
Rhinophrynidae[edit]
Order: Anura – Family: Rhinophrynidae
- Mexican burrowing toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis LC
Strabomantidae[edit]
Order: Anura. Family: Strabomantidae
- Pristimantis altae (NT)
- Pristimantis caryophyllaceus (NT)
- Pristimantis cerasinus (LC)
- Pristimantis cruentus (LC)
- Pristimantis gaigei (LC)
- Pristimantis moro (LC)
- Pristimantis pardalis (NT)
- Pristimantis ridens (LC)
- Pristimantis taeniatus (LC)
- Strabomantis bufoniformis (LC)
See also[edit]
- List of birds of Costa Rica
- List of mammals of Costa Rica
- List of non-marine molluscs of Costa Rica
- List of reptiles of Costa Rica
Notes[edit]
- ^ AmphibiaWeb 2012
References[edit]
- AmphibiaWeb. Information on amphibian biology and conservation. (2012). "List of Amphibians in Costa Rica (database query web application)". Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 2012-04-15.