Corsican Painted Frog
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Corsican Painted Frog

Discoglossus montalentii

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

99 Verified sightings at Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) From 2019 to 2026
99 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Corsican Painted Frog

The Corsican painted frog (Discoglossus montalentii) is a species of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is endemic to the French island of Corsica. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) 🇫🇷 France
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)

Tyrrhenian Painted Frog
LC

Tyrrhenian Painted Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Discoglossus sardus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pool Frog
LC

Pool Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pelophylax lessonae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Sardinian Tree Frog
LC

Sardinian Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hyla sarda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Green Toad
LC

Green Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Bufotes viridis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Corsican Fire Salamander
LC Endemic

Corsican Fire Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Salamandra corsica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Corsican brook salamander
LC Endemic

Corsican brook salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Euproctus montanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Corsican Painted Frog in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Corsican Painted Frog sighting in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 7 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Corsican Painted Frog in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)?

May and August–October

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Corsican Painted Frog in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Corsican Painted Frog?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Corsican Painted Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Corsican Painted Frog?

Only Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse), in our data

Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Corsican Painted Frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Corsican Painted Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Corsican Painted Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse) (99 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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