Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Ptychadena anchietae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
OrderAnura (Anurs)
FamilyPtychadenidae (Grassland Frogs)
GenusPtychadena (Ridged Frogs)
SpeciesPtychadena anchietae (Anchieta's Ridged Frog)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Virunga National Park

2 Verified records at Virunga National Park

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Anchieta's ridged frog or plain grass frog (Ptychadena anchietae) is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Ptychadena nilotica

5–10% · With luck

Ptychadena chrysogaster

Insufficient data

Hyperolius kivuensis

5–10% · With luck

Hyperolius viridiflavus

5–10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Hyperolius glandicolor

5–10% · With luck

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

5–10% · With luck

Sclerophrys kisoloensis

Leptopelis kivuensis

Afrixalus orophilus

Sclerophrys gutturalis

Insufficient data

Arthroleptis adolfifriederici

Insufficient data

Hyperolius lateralis

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Anchieta's Ridged Frog at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night

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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
2	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
23	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
24	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Nile Ridged Frog

Yellow-Bellied Ridged Frog

Kivu Reed Frog

Common Reed Frog

Gong Rock Frog

Natal Puddle Frog

Kisolo Toad

Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog

Montane Spiny Reed Frog

African Common Toad

Rugegewald Screeching Frog

Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog

📅 Monthly Probability

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found