Ectopoglossus confusus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.

[3][4] It is endemic to the Chagres Highlands of Panama, at 720 to 810 meters above sea level, where it can be mistaken for Colostethus panamansis, which is more common and also lives in the area.

There are small, light yellow spots in the places where the four legs meet the body.

[4] The scientists named the frog isthminus after the isthmus of Panama.

Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may have caused population declines, but they have yet to detect the causative pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, on the species.