Anchieta's Ridged Frog
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Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Ptychadena anchietae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
15 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Anchieta's ridged frog or plain grass frog (Ptychadena anchietae) is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Anchieta's Ridged Frog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Sharp-nosed ridged frog
LC

Sharp-nosed ridged frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus

5–10% · With luck
Nile Ridged Frog
LC

Nile Ridged Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ptychadena nilotica

5–10% · With luck
Grassland ridged frog
LC

Grassland ridged frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Ptychadena porosissima

Insufficient data
Mozambique ridged frog
LC

Mozambique ridged frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ptychadena mossambica

Insufficient data
Ornate frog
LC

Ornate frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hildebrandtia ornata

Insufficient data
Painted Reed Frog
LC

Painted Reed Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hyperolius marmoratus

50–60% · Likely
Tinker Reed Frog
LC

Tinker Reed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hyperolius tuberilinguis

30–40% · Possible
Natal Forest Tree Frog
LC

Natal Forest Tree Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Leptopelis natalensis

20–30% · Possible
Water Lily Reed Frog
LC

Water Lily Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hyperolius pusillus

20–30% · Possible
argus reed frog
LC

argus reed frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hyperolius argus

20–30% · Possible
African Common Toad
LC

African Common Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Sclerophrys gutturalis

20–30% · Possible
Red-legged Wot-wot

Red-legged Wot-wot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phlyctimantis maculatus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
25 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Anchieta's Ridged Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Anchieta's Ridged Frog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Anchieta's Ridged Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Anchieta's Ridged Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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