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 Iguazú National Park
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
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
Fewer than 5 records of Pointedbelly Frog at Iguazú 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 |