Smoky Jungle Frog
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Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
78 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The smoky jungle frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in northern South America as well as parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and aquaculture ponds. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Jungle Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Dwarf Jungle Frog

Dwarf Jungle Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus wagneri

Insufficient data
Loreto White-lipped Frog
LC

Loreto White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus rhodomystax

Insufficient data
Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus knudseni

Insufficient data
🐸 No photo available
LC

Vanzolini's Amazon Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Leptodactylus discodactylus

Insufficient data
Basin White-lipped Frog
LC

Basin White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus mystaceus

Insufficient data
Painted Forest Toadlet
LC

Painted Forest Toadlet

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Engystomops petersi

20–30% · Possible
Painted Antnest Frog
LC

Painted Antnest Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithodytes lineatus

20–30% · Possible
Perez's Snouted Frog
LC

Perez's Snouted Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Edalorhina perezi

10–20% · With luck
Cocha Chirping Frog
LC

Cocha Chirping Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Adenomera andreae

5–10% · With luck
Forest Chirping Frog
LC

Forest Chirping Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Adenomera hylaedactyla

Insufficient data
Ecuador Poison Frog
LC

Ecuador Poison Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ameerega bilinguis

60–70% · Likely
South American Common Toad
LC

South American Common Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella margaritifera

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
30–40%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smoky Jungle Frog in Yasuní National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Jungle Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smoky Jungle Frog in Yasuní National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Smoky Jungle Frog in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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