Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusPhlyctimantis
- SpeciesPhlyctimantis maculatus (Red-legged Wot-wot)
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
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Delicate Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus delicatus
Power's reed frog
Hyperolius poweri
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 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Wot-wot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Red-legged Wot-wot sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-legged Wot-wot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Wot-wot in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.