Common Big-headed Frog
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Common Big-headed Frog

Oreobates quixensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
93 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Oreobates quixensis, also known as the common big-headed frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a very common terrestrial frog of primary and secondary tropical moist forest, also to be found in clearings, open areas and banana groves. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Big-headed Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Jatun Sacha Rain Frog
LC Endemic

Jatun Sacha Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis kichwarum

10–20% · With luck
Chirping Robber Frog
LC

Chirping Robber Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis conspicillatus

10–20% · With luck
Diadem Rain Frog
LC

Diadem Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis diadematus

10–20% · With luck
Green Forest Rainfrog
LC

Green Forest Rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis omeviridis

10–20% · With luck
Metallic Robber Frog
LC

Metallic Robber Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis lanthanites

10–20% · With luck
Yasuni Rain Frog
LC

Yasuni Rain Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis aureolineatus

5–10% · With luck
Amazon Rain Frog
LC

Amazon Rain Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis altamazonicus

Insufficient data
Obscure Rainfrog
LC

Obscure Rainfrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Pristimantis enigmaticus

Insufficient data
Luscombe's Rain Frog
LC Endemic

Luscombe's Rain Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis luscombei

Insufficient data
Black-banded Robber Frog
LC

Black-banded Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Niceforonia nigrovittata

Insufficient data
Marti's Rain Frog
LC

Marti's Rain Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis martiae

Insufficient data
Variable Rain Frog
LC

Variable Rain Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pristimantis variabilis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
20–30
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 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Big-headed Frog in Yasuní National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Big-headed Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Big-headed Frog in Yasuní National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Big-headed Frog in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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