Marbled sand frog
Tomopterna marmorata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)
- GenusTomopterna (Sand Frogs)
- SpeciesTomopterna marmorata (Marbled sand frog)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Giant bullfrog
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Edible bullfrog
Pyxicephalus edulis
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Power's Rain Frog
Breviceps poweri
Shovel-nosed Frog
Hemisus marmoratus
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Sharp-nosed ridged frog
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Mozambique ridged frog
Ptychadena mossambica
Guinea Snout-burrower
Hemisus guineensis
Margined Reed Frog
Hyperolius marginatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Marbled sand frog at Mana Pools National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |