Chac's Rainfrog
Craugastor chac
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyCraugastoridae (Fleshbelly and Terrestrial-breeding Frogs)
- GenusCraugastor (Northern Rainfrogs)
- SpeciesCraugastor chac (Chac's Rainfrog)
Craugastor chac is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Craugastor chac can be distinguished from similar species by its iris coloration. It has a red upper half and a maroon lower half. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park
Chortis Streamside Frog
Craugastor laevissimus
Bromeliad tree frog
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia
Copan brook frog
Duellmanohyla soralia
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Campbell's Rainforest Toad
Incilius campbelli
Highland Frog
Lithobates maculatus
Honduras Spikethumb Frog
Plectrohyla dasypus
Browns' Frog
Lithobates brownorum
Copan Stream Frog
Ptychohyla hypomykter
Sierra de Omoa Spikethumb Frog
Plectrohyla exquisita
Pine Forest Bromeliad Tree Frog
Bromeliohyla melacaena
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Chac's Rainfrog at Cusuco National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize |