Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusPhysalaemus
- SpeciesPhysalaemus cuvieri (Cuvier’s Foam Frog)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Ornate Forest toad
Rhinella ornata
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Hidden Walking Leaf Frog
Phyllomedusa tetraploidea
📅 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 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cuvier’s Foam Frog in Iguazú National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Cuvier’s Foam Frog sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cuvier’s Foam Frog in Iguazú National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Cuvier’s Foam Frog in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.