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title: "Fitzinger's Robber Frog"
description: "Craugastor fitzingeri — Amphibians. Craugastor fitzingeri is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/fitzinger-s-robber-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fitzinger's Robber Frog

> Craugastor fitzingeri — Amphibians. Craugastor fitzingeri is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae.

- Scientific name: *Craugastor fitzingeri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4780
- Wikidata: [Q3002275](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3002275)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65238](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65238)

## Names

- en: Fitzinger's Robber Frog
- de: Fitzingers Räuberfrosch
- es: Ranita Común de Lluvia

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2540), PA (392), NI (45), CO (25), HN (7)

## Summary

Craugastor fitzingeri is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in northwestern Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, eastern Nicaragua, and northeastern Honduras. The specific name fitzingeri honors Leopold Fitzinger, an Austrian zoologist. Common name Fitzinger's robber frog has been coined for this species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craugastor_fitzingeri

## Photo

![Fitzinger's Robber Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fitzinger-s-robber-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385838650

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fitzinger-s-robber-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).