Painted Antnest Frog
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Painted Antnest Frog

Lithodytes lineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
1 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature 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 Brownsberg Nature Park

Steindachner's Dwarf Frog
LC

Steindachner's Dwarf Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Physalaemus ephippifer

40–50% · Likely
Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus knudseni

40–50% · Likely
Guiana White-lipped Frog
LC

Guiana White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus guianensis

40–50% · Likely
Loreto White-lipped Frog
LC

Loreto White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus rhodomystax

30–40% · Possible
Smoky Jungle Frog
LC

Smoky Jungle Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

30–40% · Possible
Basin White-lipped Frog
LC

Basin White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus mystaceus

30–40% · Possible
San Jose White-lipped Frog
LC

San Jose White-lipped Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Leptodactylus stenodema

Insufficient data
Whistling Grass Frog
LC

Whistling Grass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus fuscus

Insufficient data
Three-striped Poison Frog
LC

Three-striped Poison Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ameerega trivittata

70–80% · Very likely
Eastern Cane Toad
LC

Eastern Cane Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella marina

60–70% · Likely
Smooth-sided Toad
LC

Smooth-sided Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhaebo guttatus

60–70% · Likely
Drylands Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Drylands Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana xerophylla

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Painted Antnest Frog at Brownsberg Nature 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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