Poynton's River Frog
Amietia poyntoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)
- GenusAmietia (River Frogs)
- SpeciesAmietia poyntoni (Poynton's River Frog)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Poynton's River Frog sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Poynton's River Frog are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Poynton's River Frog in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Poynton's River Frog sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Poynton's River Frog in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Poynton's River Frog in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.