Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
Ascaphus montanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyAscaphidae (Tailed Frogs)
- GenusAscaphus (Tailed Frogs)
- SpeciesAscaphus montanus (Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog in Glacier National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog in Glacier National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.