Anchieta's Ridged Frog
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Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Ptychadena anchietae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
6 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
April 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Anchieta's Ridged Frog sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park

Schilluk ridged frog
LC

Schilluk ridged frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ptychadena schillukorum

Insufficient data
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
LC

Grey Foam-nest Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Chiromantis xerampelina

50–60% · Likely
Müller's Platanna
LC

Müller's Platanna

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Xenopus muelleri

Insufficient data
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
LC

Red-Banded Rubber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phrynomantis bifasciatus

Insufficient data
Edible bullfrog
LC

Edible bullfrog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pyxicephalus edulis

Insufficient data
Common Squeaker
LC

Common Squeaker

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Arthroleptis stenodactylus

Insufficient data
African Common Toad
LC

African Common Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Sclerophrys gutturalis

Insufficient data
Shovel-nosed Frog
LC

Shovel-nosed Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hemisus marmoratus

Insufficient data
African Clawed Frog
LC

African Clawed Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Xenopus laevis

Insufficient data
Dwarf Squeaker
LC

Dwarf Squeaker

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Arthroleptis xenodactyloides

Insufficient data
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
LC

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Afrixalus fornasini

Insufficient data
Water Lily Reed Frog
LC

Water Lily Reed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hyperolius pusillus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
5–10
Mar
50–60
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
30–40
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 Liwonde National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Anchieta's Ridged Frog sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Anchieta's Ridged Frog in Liwonde National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Anchieta's Ridged Frog in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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