Painted Antnest Frog
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Painted Antnest Frog

Lithodytes lineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Madidi National Park
4 Verified records at Madidi National 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 Madidi National Park

Freiberg's Foam-Frog
LC

Freiberg's Foam-Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Engystomops freibergi

Insufficient data
Loreto White-lipped Frog
LC

Loreto White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus rhodomystax

Insufficient data
Forest Chirping Frog
LC

Forest Chirping Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Adenomera hylaedactyla

Insufficient data
Peter's Jungle Frog
LC

Peter's Jungle Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus petersii

Insufficient data
Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus knudseni

Insufficient data
Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog
LC

Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus didymus

Insufficient data
Rio Mamore Robber Frog
LC

Rio Mamore Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis fenestratus

20–30% · Possible
Spot-legged Poison Frog
LC Endemic

Spot-legged Poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ameerega picta

20–30% · Possible
Rusty Tree Frog
LC

Rusty Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana boans

20–30% · Possible
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
LC

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Osteocephalus taurinus

10–20% · With luck
Rocket Tree Frog
LC

Rocket Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana lanciformis

10–20% · With luck
Chaco Granulated Toad

Chaco Granulated Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella major

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Painted Antnest Frog at Madidi National 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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