African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPipidae (Clawed Frogs)
- GenusXenopus (African Clawed Frogs)
- SpeciesXenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Cape Platanna
Xenopus gilli
Western Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pantherina
Cape River Frog
Amietia fuscigula
Clicking Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Lightfoot's moss frog
Arthroleptella lightfooti
Cape sand frog
Tomopterna delalandii
Sand Toad
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
Giant Rain Frog
Breviceps gibbosus
Mountain Rain Frog
Breviceps montanus
Flat Dainty frog
Cacosternum platys
Banded Stream Frog
Strongylopus bonaespei
📅 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Clawed Frog in Table Mountain National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a African Clawed Frog sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Clawed Frog in Table Mountain National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Clawed Frog in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.