Common Reed Frog
Hyperolius viridiflavus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusHyperolius (Reed Frogs)
- SpeciesHyperolius viridiflavus (Common Reed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Nile Ridged Frog
Ptychadena nilotica
Bocage's Tree Frog
Leptopelis bocagii
Natal Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Marsabit Clawed Frog
Xenopus borealis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Reed Frog in Nairobi National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Common Reed Frog sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Reed Frog in Nairobi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Reed Frog in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.