Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusAfrixalus (Banana Frogs)
- SpeciesAfrixalus fornasini (Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
Afrixalus aureus
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Garman's Toad
Sclerophrys garmani
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Edible bullfrog
Pyxicephalus edulis
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog in Kruger National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog in Kruger National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.