Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusHyperolius (Reed Frogs)
- SpeciesHyperolius marmoratus (Painted Reed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Horstock's Reed Frog
Hyperolius horstockii
Western Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pantherina
Cape River Frog
Amietia fuscigula
Clicking Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii
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
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
Flat Dainty frog
Cacosternum platys
Banded Stream Frog
Strongylopus bonaespei
📅 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Reed Frog in Table Mountain National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Painted Reed Frog sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 178 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Painted Reed Frog in Table Mountain National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Painted Reed Frog in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.