Ornate frog
Hildebrandtia ornata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPtychadenidae (Grassland Frogs)
- GenusHildebrandtia (Ornate Frogs)
- SpeciesHildebrandtia ornata (Ornate frog)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Nile Ridged Frog
Ptychadena nilotica
Sharp-nosed ridged frog
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Grassland ridged frog
Ptychadena porosissima
Mozambique ridged frog
Ptychadena mossambica
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
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ornate frog at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |