Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Pristimantis fenestratus

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Manaus

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

5 Verified sightings at Manaus
69 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Pristimantis fenestratus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin of eastern Peru, north-eastern Bolivia, south-eastern Ecuador, south-eastern Colombia, and Brazil. Its common name is Rio Mamore robber frog, after Mamoré River, its type locality.

Its natural habitats are tropical humid montane and lowland forests; it can also occur in secondary forest and forest edges. It is very common in parts of its range. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording

Brazil · 1985

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manaus?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 7 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.

When is the best time to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manaus?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July and October–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rio Mamore Robber Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog?

Only Manaus, in our data

Manaus is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rio Mamore Robber Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog live in Manaus?

Same order: Anura

The closest relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog that you can see in Manaus (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Eastern Cane Toad (about 50%), Rocket Tree Frog (about 20%) and Smoky Jungle Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rio Mamore Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rio Mamore Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Manaus (5 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.

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