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title: "Pygmy Rain Frog"
description: "Pristimantis ridens — Amfibieën. Pristimantis ridens, also known as the pygmy rain frog and the Rio San Juan robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pygmy-rain-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pygmy Rain Frog

> Pristimantis ridens — Amfibieën. Pristimantis ridens, also known as the pygmy rain frog and the Rio San Juan robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.

- Scientific name: *Pristimantis ridens*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1906
- Wikidata: [Q4456522](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4456522)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66844)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Rain Frog
- es: Rana ladrona pigmea

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1012), PA (52), NI (30), HN (11), CO (3)

## Summary

Pristimantis ridens, also known as the pygmy rain frog and the Rio San Juan robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and western Colombia.

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

## Photo

![Pygmy Rain Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pygmy-rain-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: maddysk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48039225

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pygmy-rain-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).