Family

African Box-headed Frogs

Pyxicephalidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Amietia fuscigula

30–40% · Possible

LC Endemic

Strongylopus grayii

20–30% · Possible

Pyxicephalus adspersus

Tomopterna marmorata

Tomopterna tandyi

Pyxicephalus edulis

Amietia nutti

Amietia wittei

Cacosternum kinangopensis

Insufficient data

Cacosternum boettgeri

Insufficient data

Cacosternum nanum

10–20% · With luck

Tomopterna krugerensis

Insufficient data

Arthroleptella lightfooti

5–10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Tomopterna delalandii

5–10% · With luck

Amietia poyntoni

5–10% · With luck

Strongylopus fasciatus

5–10% · With luck

Amietia delalandii

5–10% · With luck

Cacosternum platys

5–10% · With luck

Strongylopus rhodesianus

Insufficient data

Strongylopus bonaespei

5–10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Microbatrachella capensis

5–10% · With luck

Amietia moyerorum

Insufficient data

Tomopterna natalensis

5–10% · Rare

Pyxicephalus angusticeps

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

5–10

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Box-headed Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	60–70%
	Cape River Frog			30–40%
	Clicking Stream Frog			20–30%
	Lightfoot's moss frog			5–10%
	Cape sand frog			5–10%
	Flat Dainty frog			5–10%
	Banded Stream Frog			5–10%
	Micro Frog			5–10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	50–60%
	Cape River Frog			20–30%
	Clicking Stream Frog			20–30%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			10–20%
	Striped Stream Frog			5–10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			<5%
	Banded Stream Frog			Insufficient data
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	30–40%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			5–10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			5–10%
	Striped Stream Frog			5–10%
	Common River Frog			5–10%
	Cape sand frog			<5%
	Clicking Stream Frog			<5%
	Cape River Frog			<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Poynton's River Frog			Insufficient data
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	30–40%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	30–40%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	30–40%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	20–30%
	Edible bullfrog			5–10%
	Common River Frog			5–10%
	Marbled sand frog			5–10%
	Natal sand frog			5–10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
	Clicking Stream Frog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
9	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Molo Frog			Insufficient data
	Kinangop Dainty Frog			Insufficient data
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	10–20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
11	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
12	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	10–20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Edible bullfrog			5–10%
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
	Striped Stream Frog			Insufficient data
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	10–20%
	Poynton's River Frog			5–10%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	10–20%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
	Chimanimani Stream Frog			Insufficient data
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
	Moyer's River Frog			Insufficient data
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	5–10%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	5–10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Parry's Bullfrog			Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
23	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	5–10%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
25	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
26	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
28	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
29	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal sand frog			Insufficient data
30	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
33	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data

African Box-headed Frogs

Species in this group

Cape River Frog

Clicking Stream Frog

Giant bullfrog

Marbled sand frog

Tandy's sand frog

Edible bullfrog

Nutt's River Frog

Molo Frog

Kinangop Dainty Frog

Boettger's dainty frog

Dwarf Dainty Frog

Knocking sand frog

Lightfoot's moss frog

Cape sand frog

Poynton's River Frog

Striped Stream Frog

Common River Frog

Flat Dainty frog

Chimanimani Stream Frog

Banded Stream Frog

Micro Frog

Moyer's River Frog

Natal sand frog

Parry's Bullfrog

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see African Box-headed Frogs

Parks Ranked