Leptodactylus luctator
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Leptodactylus luctator, the wrestler frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina. These frogs can survive in many types of habitats. They have been observed in savannahs, other grasslands, dry places, forests, edges of forests, ponds, lakes, and next to rivers. It is tolerant to some anthropogenic change, and people have seen it in gardens. Scientists observed the frog between 0 and 1000 meters above sea level.
Scientists have reported the frog in many protected places. This frog is used for human food. The frog makes a nest out of bubbles for its eggs. The foam nest stays on the top of the water. After the tadpoles hatch, they exhibit schooling behavior. The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In some parts of its range, some frogs might be in danger from habitat loss in from logging, fires, or agriculture. Wikipedia →
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Brazil · 2023
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Argentina · 2025
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Brazil · 2020
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wrestler Frog sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 5 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wrestler Frog in Montevideo on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wrestler Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Wrestler Frog sightings, Montevideo ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wrestler Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Montevideo (9 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.
