Natal Puddle Frog
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Natal Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Niokolo-Koba National Park
1 Verified sightings at Niokolo-Koba National Park From 2019 to 2026
65 Verified sightings across all 15 parks From 2019 to 2026
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Natal Puddle Frog

The Natal dwarf puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus natalensis) is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burkina Faso, Chad, Lesotho, and Mauritania.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Galam white-lipped frog

Galam white-lipped frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Amnirana galamensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Crowned bullfrog
LC

Crowned bullfrog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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