Common Big-headed Frog
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Common Big-headed Frog

Oreobates quixensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Manu National Park
17 Verified records at Manu National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Oreobates quixensis, also known as the common big-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a very common terrestrial frog of primary and secondary tropical moist forest, also to be found in clearings, open areas and banana groves. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Big-headed Frog sighting in Manu National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Amarakaeri’s Big-headed Frog
VU

Amarakaeri’s Big-headed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Oreobates amarakaeri

<5% · Rare
Kosñipata Big-headed Frog
LC

Kosñipata Big-headed Frog

Amphibian

Oreobates gemcare

Insufficient data
Rio Mamore Robber Frog
LC

Rio Mamore Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis fenestratus

10–20% · With luck
Reichle's Robber Frog
LC

Reichle's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis reichlei

10–20% · With luck
Carabaya Rain Frog
LC

Carabaya Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis ockendeni

5–10% · With luck
Pachitea Robber Frog
LC

Pachitea Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis toftae

5–10% · With luck
Trumpeter Robber
LC

Trumpeter Robber

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis buccinator

5–10% · With luck
Amazon Rain Frog
LC

Amazon Rain Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis altamazonicus

5–10% · Rare
Cuzco robber frog
LC

Cuzco robber frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis danae

Insufficient data
Diadem Rain Frog
LC

Diadem Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis diadematus

Insufficient data
🐸 No photo available
LC

Long-nosed Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis carvalhoi

Insufficient data
Pristimantis pluvialis
LC

Pristimantis pluvialis

Amphibian

Pristimantis pluvialis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Big-headed Frog in Manu National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Common Big-headed Frog sighting in Manu National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Big-headed Frog in Manu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Big-headed Frog in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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