Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusLeptodactylus (Neotropical Grass Frogs)
- SpeciesLeptodactylus podicipinus (Pointedbelly Frog)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Marbled White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus elenae
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Ribeirão Branco Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax perereca
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pointedbelly Frog at Iguaçu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |