Boettger's dainty frog
Cacosternum boettgeri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)
- GenusCacosternum (Dainty Frogs)
- SpeciesCacosternum boettgeri (Boettger's dainty frog)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Dwarf Dainty Frog
Cacosternum nanum
Cape River Frog
Amietia fuscigula
Clicking Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii
Striped Stream Frog
Strongylopus fasciatus
Banded Stream Frog
Strongylopus bonaespei
Common River Frog
Amietia delalandii
Ranger's Toad
Sclerophrys capensis
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Black Rain Frog
Breviceps fuscus
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pardalis
Royal ghost frog
Heleophryne regis
📅 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boettger's dainty frog in Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Boettger's dainty frog sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boettger's dainty frog in Garden Route National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Boettger's dainty frog in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.