Red-Banded Rubber Frog

Phrynomantis bifasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
OrderAnura (Anurs)
FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
GenusPhrynomantis
SpeciesPhrynomantis bifasciatus (Red-Banded Rubber Frog)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Mana Pools National Park

1 Verified records at Mana Pools National Park

🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The banded rubber frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. The female can reach a maximum size of 65 mm whereas the tadpoles can reach a size of 37 mm. The maximum size of the male is yet unknown, but sizes differ from 45 mm to 68 mm. Characteristics: Greyish underside with white spots (sometimes not apparent). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park

Chiromantis xerampelina

40–50% · Likely

Ptychadena anchietae

Insufficient data

Pyxicephalus adspersus

Pyxicephalus edulis

Schismaderma carens

Breviceps poweri

Hemisus marmoratus

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus

Insufficient data

Tomopterna marmorata

Insufficient data

Ptychadena mossambica

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Hemisus guineensis

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Hyperolius marginatus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-Banded Rubber Frog at Mana Pools National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal

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	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
6	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
9	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
14	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Red-Banded Rubber Frog

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park

Grey Foam-nest Treefrog

Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Giant bullfrog

Edible bullfrog

African Split-skin Toad

Power's Rain Frog

Shovel-nosed Frog

Sharp-nosed ridged frog

Marbled sand frog

Mozambique ridged frog

Guinea Snout-burrower

Margined Reed Frog

📅 Monthly Probability

🌙 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found