Physalaemus cuvieri
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly also Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, and Venezuela. This nocturnal frog lives in forests, savannah, flooded grassland, and livestock pasture. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 2,000 m (0 and 6,562 ft) above sea level. Scientists have reported the frog in protected places.
These frogs reproduce in temporary ponds, puddles, and even cow footprints. The adult frog builds a foam nest for the eggs, which adheres to the base of a blade of grass near the edge of the water. The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. What threats it faces include habitat loss, such as the loss of Argentina's Chaco in favor of farms and wood extraction. In other areas water pollution from agricultural runoff affects the frogs. Fires used for land conversion for the creation and improvement of cattle pasture affect the frogs. In Venezuela, gold mining and its many resulting ecological issues affect the frog. Wikipedia →
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Brazil · 2025
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Brazil · 2024
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Argentina · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cuvier’s Foam Frog sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 7 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April–June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cuvier’s Foam Frog in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cuvier’s Foam Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Cuvier’s Foam Frog sightings, Fortaleza ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Leptodactylidae
The closest relatives of the Cuvier’s Foam Frog that you can see in Fortaleza (family Leptodactylidae, Southern Frogs) are Northeastern Pepper Frog (about 20%), Miranda's White-lipped Frog (about 20%) and Pernambuco White-lipped Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cuvier’s Foam Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Fortaleza (8 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.
