Iberian Painted Frog
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Iberian Painted Frog

Discoglossus galganoi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Doñana National Park
9 Verified records at Doñana National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Portugal and Spain, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Painted Frog sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Iberian Midwife Toad
LC

Iberian Midwife Toad

Amphibian

Alytes cisternasii

Insufficient data
Natterjack Toad
LC

Natterjack Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Epidalea calamita

30–40% · Possible
Iberian Green Frog
LC

Iberian Green Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pelophylax perezi

20–30% · Possible
Iberian Spadefoot Toad
VU

Iberian Spadefoot Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pelobates cultripes

10–20% · With luck
Mediterranean Tree Frog
LC

Mediterranean Tree Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hyla meridionalis

10–20% · With luck
Iberian parsley frog
LC

Iberian parsley frog

Amphibian

Pelodytes ibericus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Iberian Painted Frog in Doñana National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Painted Frog sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Iberian Painted Frog in Doñana National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Iberian Painted Frog in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.

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