Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, and ponds. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2008
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South Africa · 2023
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South Africa · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tinker Reed Frog sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 178 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 22 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tinker Reed Frog in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tinker Reed Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tinker Reed Frog sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Hyperolius
The closest relatives of the Tinker Reed Frog that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Hyperolius, Reed Frogs) are Painted Reed Frog (about 50%), Water Lily Reed Frog (about 30%) and argus reed frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tinker Reed Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (178 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.
