Pyxicephalus edulis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis), also known as the pixie frog, lesser bullfrog or Peter's bullfrog, is a large-bodied African species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. The edible bullfrog is a large bodied frog in which the males typically reach 8.3–12 cm (3.3–4.7 in) in snout–to–vent length and the females 8.5–11 cm (3.3–4.3 in). Exceptionally large males may even reach 13.8 cm (5.4 in), although the species does not approach the sizes attained by the related African bullfrog (P. adspersus). The females of the edible bullfrog are much less bulky than the males and typically reach just half of the weight of the males. There are two tooth like structures in the lower jaw of the broad mouth bears which point upwards. The skin of the edible bullfrog has slight, rather rounded warts. It has short lateral ridges which never stretch all the way from the head to the end of the body, their form changes considerably as the frog grows. The young frogs are quite sturdy and look almost plump but the adults show dorsoventral flattening. As the frogs grow their eyes become more centrally placed, and the eyes of adults are very protruding. They show a distinct tympanum... Wikipedia →
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Zimbabwe · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Edible bullfrog sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 28 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Edible bullfrog in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Edible bullfrog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Edible bullfrog sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Pyxicephalidae
The closest relatives of the Edible bullfrog that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Pyxicephalidae, African Box-headed Frogs) are Common River Frog (about 10%) and Marbled sand frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Edible bullfrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kruger National Park (66 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.
