Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRhacophoridae (Old World Tree Frogs)
- GenusChiromantis (African Foam-nest Tree Frogs)
- SpeciesChiromantis xerampelina (Grey Foam-nest Treefrog)
The grey foam-nest tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina), or southern foam-nest tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. They are found in southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches. Grey foam-nest tree frogs are known for simultaneous polyandry, where female frogs have multiple mates on separate territories that guard the eggs and care for young. This behavior is owed to their external fertilization mechanism. During the mating process, the female frog produces a foam nest, typically on branches that hang above bodies of water, in order to keep her eggs moist as they develop. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Foam-nest Treefrog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Natal Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis natalensis
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
argus reed frog
Hyperolius argus
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Common Squeaker
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Mozambique Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis mossambicus
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Foam-nest Treefrog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Foam-nest Treefrog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey Foam-nest Treefrog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Foam-nest Treefrog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.