Craugastor crassidigitus
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Slim-fingered Rain Frog
![Slim-fingered Rain Frog (Craugastor crassidigitus)](../images/herps/standard/012313_rain_frog.jpg)
There are approximately a zillion species of small brown ground-dwelling frogs in Costa Rica, and at least a dozen in the Monteverde area, so it's not easy to pin down the species from a photograph. I'm not certain that I got this one right, so if you know better please let me know.
Rio Guayabo Trail, Cerro Gaital Natural Monument, El Valle de Antón, Coclé province, Panama—January 9, 2014
![Slim-fingered Rain Frog (Craugastor crassidigitus)](../images/herps/standard/14010917CD.jpg)
![Slim-fingered Rain Frog (Craugastor crassidigitus)](../images/herps/standard/14010921CD.jpg)
Lorrie Smith and I found one of these frogs stream side, amongst the numerous Highland Rocket Frogs.
![Slim-fingered Rain Frog (Craugastor crassidigitus)](../images/herps/standard/14011060PD.jpg)
![Slim-fingered Rain Frog (Craugastor crassidigitus)](../images/herps/standard/14011064PD.jpg)
Mario Urriola of the El Valle Serpentarium identified these frogs (and several more we saw) as Craugastor crassidigitus. I think he said the first one was a female and the second one was a male, but I might have gotten that backwards.
Printed references:
- Hayes, M. P., Pounds, J. A., Timmerman, W. W. 1989. An Annotated List and Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Savage, J. M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica