African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPipidae (Clawed Frogs)
- GenusXenopus (African Clawed Frogs)
- SpeciesXenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Ranger's Toad
Sclerophrys capensis
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Cape River Frog
Amietia fuscigula
Clicking Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii
Black Rain Frog
Breviceps fuscus
Dwarf Dainty Frog
Cacosternum nanum
Striped Stream Frog
Strongylopus fasciatus
Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pardalis
Royal ghost frog
Heleophryne regis
Rose's Rain Frog
Breviceps rosei
Boettger's dainty frog
Cacosternum boettgeri
Knysna Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus knysnae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Clawed Frog in Garden Route National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a African Clawed Frog sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Clawed Frog in Garden Route National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for African Clawed Frog in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.