Smoky Jungle Frog
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Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
7 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
July 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 Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

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
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
Steindachner's Dwarf Frog
LC

Steindachner's Dwarf Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Physalaemus ephippifer

40–50% · Likely
Painted Antnest Frog
LC

Painted Antnest Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithodytes lineatus

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

40–50
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
40–50
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 Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Jungle Frog sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smoky Jungle Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Smoky Jungle Frog in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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