Natal Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPhrynobatrachidae (Puddle Frogs)
- GenusPhrynobatrachus (Puddle Frogs)
- SpeciesPhrynobatrachus natalensis (Natal Puddle Frog)
The Natal dwarf puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burkina Faso, Chad, Lesotho, and Mauritania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, 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, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Puddle Frog sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Gong Rock Frog
Hyperolius glandicolor
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis kivuensis
Common Reed Frog
Hyperolius viridiflavus
Kivu Reed Frog
Hyperolius kivuensis
Rugegewald Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis adolfifriederici
Nile Ridged Frog
Ptychadena nilotica
Kisolo Toad
Sclerophrys kisoloensis
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 12 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Natal Puddle Frog in Volcanoes National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Natal Puddle Frog sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Natal Puddle Frog in Volcanoes National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Natal Puddle Frog in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.