Red-Banded Rubber Frog
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Red-Banded Rubber Frog

Phrynomantis bifasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
6 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The banded rubber frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. The female can reach a maximum size of 65 mm whereas the tadpoles can reach a size of 37 mm. The maximum size of the male is yet unknown, but sizes differ from 45 mm to 68 mm. Characteristics: Greyish underside with white spots (sometimes not apparent). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Banded Rubber Frog sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Anchieta's Ridged Frog
LC

Anchieta's Ridged Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ptychadena anchietae

10–20% · With luck
African Common Toad
LC

African Common Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Sclerophrys gutturalis

5–10% · With luck
Gong Rock Frog
LC Endemic

Gong Rock Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hyperolius glandicolor

5–10% · With luck
Taita Warty Frog

Taita Warty Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Callulina dawida

5–10% · With luck
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
LC

Grey Foam-nest Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Chiromantis xerampelina

5–10% · With luck
Garman's Toad
LC

Garman's Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Sclerophrys garmani

Insufficient data
Somali Running Frog
LC

Somali Running Frog

Amphibian

Kassina somalica

Insufficient data
Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog
LC

Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Chiromantis petersii

Insufficient data
Common Squeaker
LC

Common Squeaker

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Arthroleptis stenodactylus

Insufficient data
Schilluk ridged frog
LC

Schilluk ridged frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ptychadena schillukorum

Insufficient data
Dwarf Squeaker
LC

Dwarf Squeaker

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Arthroleptis xenodactyloides

Insufficient data
Edible bullfrog
LC

Edible bullfrog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pyxicephalus edulis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
9 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Banded Rubber Frog in Tsavo East National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Banded Rubber Frog sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-Banded Rubber Frog in Tsavo East National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-Banded Rubber Frog in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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