Leptopelis mossambicus
Silhouette: Maija Karala · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Leptopelis mossambicus, the brown-backed tree frog, Mozambique tree frog or Mossambique forest treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae found in Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grasslands, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grasslands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2025
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South Africa · 2024
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South Africa · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Forest Tree Frog sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 28 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Forest Tree Frog in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mozambique Forest Tree 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mozambique Forest Tree Frog sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Mozambique Forest Tree Frog that you can see in Kruger National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Grey Foam-nest Treefrog (about 30%), Garman's Toad (about 20%) and Anchieta's Ridged Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mozambique Forest Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kruger National Park (23 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.
