Arthroleptis wahlbergii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The bush squeaker (Arthroleptis wahlbergii) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found along the coastal areas of eastern South Africa and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest, where it is found mostly in leaf-litter and rotting vegetation.
The eggs are laid in damp leaf-litter where the young hatch as miniature frogs. The call is a high-pitched squeak, usually emitted during wet weather, which is often mistaken for the calls of crickets. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sasol Field Guide to Frogs of Southern Africa, V. Carruthers, 2001 - ISBN 978-1-86872-595-3. Bush squeaker Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Squeaker sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Squeaker in Durban on a given day, against about 10% in February and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bush Squeaker sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bush Squeaker sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bush Squeaker is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Durban (49 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
