Tinker Reed Frog
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Tinker Reed Frog

Hyperolius tuberilinguis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
17 Verified records at Kruger National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, and ponds. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tinker Reed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Painted Reed Frog
LC

Painted Reed Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hyperolius marmoratus

10–20% · With luck
Water Lily Reed Frog
LC

Water Lily Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hyperolius pusillus

<5% · Rare
Senegal Kassina
LC

Senegal Kassina

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Kassina senegalensis

5–10% · With luck
Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
LC

Golden Dwarf Reed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Afrixalus aureus

<5% · Rare
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
LC

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Afrixalus fornasini

<5% · Rare
Red-legged Wot-wot

Red-legged Wot-wot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phlyctimantis maculatus

<5% · Rare
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
LC

Grey Foam-nest Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Chiromantis xerampelina

30–40% · Possible
Garman's Toad
LC

Garman's Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Sclerophrys garmani

10–20% · With luck
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
LC

Anchieta's Ridged Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ptychadena anchietae

10–20% · With luck
African Split-skin Toad
LC

African Split-skin Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Schismaderma carens

10–20% · With luck
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
LC

Red-Banded Rubber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phrynomantis bifasciatus

10–20% · With luck
Edible bullfrog
LC

Edible bullfrog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pyxicephalus edulis

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tinker Reed Frog in Kruger National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Tinker Reed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tinker Reed Frog in Kruger National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Tinker Reed Frog in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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