Leptodactylus vastus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Leptodactylus vastus, the northeastern pepper frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The adult frogs have been found in Cerrado and Caatinga biomes and in and near ponds and other bodies of water. Scientists have observed the frog between 153 and 537 meters above sea level.
Scientists have found the frog in protected parks. This frog builds a foam nest for its eggs on the ground near water. The tadpoles develop in water. The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. Heyer WR (2005). "Variation and taxonomic clarification of the large species of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Middle America, Northern South America, and Amazonia". Arquivos de Zoologia. 37: 269–348. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern Pepper Frog sighting in Salvador on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 5 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern Pepper Frog in Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northeastern Pepper Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Northeastern Pepper Frog sightings, Salvador has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come São Luís (Brazil, about 20%) and Fortaleza (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northeastern Pepper Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Salvador (13 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.
