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Tink Frog

Diasporus diastema

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
29 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Diasporus diastema is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. Common names include common tink frog or dink frog, supposedly because of the loud metallic "tink" sound that the male frog makes during the night. It is found in Central America, from Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests and montane forests, but it can use very disturbed habitats. It is found from sea level to 1,620 m (5,310 ft) elevation. Its color during daylight hours, when it hides, is grayish brown with spots or bars; when it emerges at night and becomes active, the frog takes on a pale pink or tan color. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tink Frog sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Montane Dink Frog
LC

Montane Dink Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Diasporus hylaeformis

Insufficient data
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

60–70% · Likely
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
LC

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Oophaga pumilio

40–50% · Likely
Warszewitsch's Frog

Warszewitsch's Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lithobates warszewitschii

40–50% · Likely
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

40–50% · Likely
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

30–40% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

30–40% · Possible
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

30–40% · Possible
Mahogany Tree Frog
LC

Mahogany Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Tlalocohyla loquax

20–30% · Possible
Emerald Glass Frog
LC

Emerald Glass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Espadarana prosoblepon

20–30% · Possible
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

10–20% · With luck
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
LC

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Tink Frog sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Tink Frog in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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