Philoria loveridgei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Loveridge's frog (Philoria loveridgei), also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frogs in the family Limnodynastidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, and streams.
They are primarily found in northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland, inhabiting the headwaters of rainforest streams, where it lays its eggs in nests in the ground. This species demonstrates unique reproductive behaviors, including the formation of jelly-like nests with the jelly providing a safe space for embryos to develop in.
It is threatened by habitat loss and by infection of the amphibian chytrid fungus. Loveridge's frog is named in honour of British herpetologist, Arthur Loveridge. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Loveridge's Frog sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 14 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Loveridge's Frog in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Loveridge's 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.
Only Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Loveridge's Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Limnodynastidae
The closest relatives of the Loveridge's Frog that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Limnodynastidae, Foam-nesting Ground Frogs) are Striped Marsh Frog (about 20%), Tusked Frog (about 20%) and Ornate Burrowing Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Loveridge's Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Lamington National Park (12 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.
