Genus

Sand Frogs

Tomopterna

5 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Tomopterna marmorata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna tandyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna krugerensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tomopterna delalandii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomopterna natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sand 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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Marbled sand frog			~10%
	Natal sand frog			~10%
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
7	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Knocking sand frog			Insufficient data
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Marbled sand frog			Insufficient data
11	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal sand frog			Insufficient data
12	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
13	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Tandy's sand frog			Insufficient data

Sand Frogs

Species in this group

Marbled sand frog

Tandy's sand frog

Knocking sand frog

Cape sand frog

Natal sand frog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sand Frogs

Parks Ranked