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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
argus reed frog
Hyperolius argus
Natal Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis natalensis
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Common Squeaker
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Mozambique Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis mossambicus
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a African Clawed Frog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Clawed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for African Clawed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.