Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusHyperolius (Reed Frogs)
- SpeciesHyperolius marmoratus (Painted Reed Frog)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
argus reed frog
Hyperolius argus
Power's reed frog
Hyperolius poweri
Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Delicate Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus delicatus
Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
Afrixalus aureus
Natal Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis natalensis
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
📅 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Reed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Painted Reed Frog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 308 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Painted Reed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Painted Reed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.