Painted Antnest Frog
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Painted Antnest Frog

Lithodytes lineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Amboró National Park
2 Verified records at Amboró National Park
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Lithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Lithodytes lineatus, also commonly known as the gold-striped frog or painted antnest frog. It is found in tropical South America where it lives in humid forests among the leaf litter. These frogs build foam nests at the edge of temporary pools, and the tadpoles develop within these. The frogs also associate with certain leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) and breed inside their nests without being attacked by the ants. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Juliaca four-eyed frog
LC

Juliaca four-eyed frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pleurodema cinereum

Insufficient data
Spot-legged Poison Frog
LC Endemic

Spot-legged Poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ameerega picta

40–50% · Likely
Rhinella stanlaii

Rhinella stanlaii

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella stanlaii

30–40% · Possible
Salta Tree Frog
LC

Salta Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana marianitae

Insufficient data
Sara Tree Frog

Sara Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana steinbachi

Insufficient data
Gray Toad
LC

Gray Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella poeppigii

Insufficient data
Pristimantis koehleri

Pristimantis koehleri

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis koehleri

Insufficient data
Rioja Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Rioja Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana riojana

Insufficient data
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax fuscovarius

Insufficient data
Pristimantis samaipatae
LC

Pristimantis samaipatae

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pristimantis samaipatae

Insufficient data
Eastern Cane Toad
LC

Eastern Cane Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella marina

Insufficient data
Yunganastes pluvicanorus
VU

Yunganastes pluvicanorus

Amphibian

Yunganastes pluvicanorus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Painted Antnest Frog at Amboró National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 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
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
7 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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