Brown Reed Frog
Hyperolius castaneus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusHyperolius (Reed Frogs)
- SpeciesHyperolius castaneus (Brown Reed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Highland Reed Frog
Hyperolius discodactylus
Angolan Reed Frog
Hyperolius parallelus
Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis kivuensis
Rugegewald Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis adolfifriederici
Eastern Flat-backed Toad
Sclerophrys pusilla
Yellow-Bellied Ridged Frog
Ptychadena chrysogaster
Mukuzira Long-fingered Frog
Cardioglossa cyaneospila
De Witte's Clawed Frog
Xenopus wittei
Crowned bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
Müller's Platanna
Xenopus muelleri
Nutt's River Frog
Amietia nutti
Nile Ridged Frog
Ptychadena nilotica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Reed Frog in Nyungwe National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Brown Reed Frog sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Reed Frog in Nyungwe National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Brown Reed Frog in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.