Painted Forest Toadlet
Engystomops petersi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyLeptodactylidae (Southern Frogs)
- GenusEngystomops (Neotropical Puddle Frogs)
- SpeciesEngystomops petersi (Painted Forest Toadlet)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Smoky Jungle Frog
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Painted Antnest Frog
Lithodytes lineatus
Perez's Snouted Frog
Edalorhina perezi
Cocha Chirping Frog
Adenomera andreae
Whistling Frog
Leptodactylus wagneri
Loreto White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus rhodomystax
Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus knudseni
Vanzolini's Amazon Frog
Leptodactylus discodactylus
Basin White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus mystaceus
Forest Chirping Frog
Adenomera hylaedactyla
Ecuador Poison Frog
Ameerega bilinguis
South American Common Toad
Rhinella margaritifera
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Forest Toadlet in Yasuní National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Painted Forest Toadlet sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Painted Forest Toadlet in Yasuní National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Painted Forest Toadlet in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.