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 Kruger National Park
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
Afrixalus aureus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
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 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 Kruger National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red-legged Wot-wot sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-legged Wot-wot in Kruger National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Wot-wot in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.