Family

African Box-headed Frogs

Pyxicephalidae

25 species in our catalog · found in 34 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Amietia fuscigula

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Strongylopus grayii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Amietia delalandii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pyxicephalus adspersus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna marmorata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amietia poyntoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna tandyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pyxicephalus edulis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amietia nutti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cacosternum boettgeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amietia wittei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Cacosternum kinangopensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cacosternum nanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomopterna krugerensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Arthroleptella lightfooti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomopterna delalandii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Strongylopus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Strongylopus merumontanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Cacosternum platys

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Strongylopus rhodesianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Strongylopus bonaespei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Microbatrachella capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amietia moyerorum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyxicephalus angusticeps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Box-headed Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~70%
	Cape River Frog			~40%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~30%
	Lightfoot's moss frog			~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Flat Dainty frog			~10%
	Banded Stream Frog			~10%
	Micro Frog			~10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~60%
	Cape River Frog			~30%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~30%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			~10%
	Striped Stream Frog			~10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			<5%
	Banded Stream Frog			Insufficient data
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
3	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~50%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
	Poynton's River Frog			Insufficient data
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
	Clicking Stream Frog			Insufficient data
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	~50%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			~10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			~10%
	Striped Stream Frog			~10%
	Common River Frog			~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~10%
	Cape River Frog			<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Poynton's River Frog			Insufficient data
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~40%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~40%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
7	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~40%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	~40%
	Edible bullfrog			~10%
	Common River Frog			~10%
	Marbled sand frog			~10%
	Natal sand frog			~10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
	Clicking Stream Frog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
10	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Molo Frog			Insufficient data
	Kinangop Dainty Frog			Insufficient data
11	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
	Mt. Meru Stream Frog			Insufficient data
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			~10%
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
	Striped Stream Frog			Insufficient data
14	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	Poynton's River Frog			~10%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
	Boettger's dainty frog			Insufficient data
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Chimanimani Stream Frog			Insufficient data
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
	Moyer's River Frog			Insufficient data
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Parry's Bullfrog			Insufficient data
21	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
22	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
25	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
26	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
27	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			Insufficient data
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Common River Frog			Insufficient data
30	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal sand frog			Insufficient data
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
32	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Giant bullfrog			Insufficient data
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Nutt's River Frog			Insufficient data