Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae known commonly as the Madagascar jumping frog. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it has a wide distribution across the eastern side of the island. A. madagascariensis is a complex of various species which occur in different elevational ranges and different areas of Eastern Madagascar.
This frog is common and forms large groups during its mating season, when it breeds "explosively". It lives in the leaf litter of tropical forest habitat, and it can utilize disturbed habitat and plantations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Jumping Frog sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 7 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 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Jumping Frog in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Jumping Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Mantadia National Park, in our data
Mantadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascar Jumping Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Mantellidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Jumping Frog that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Mantellidae, Mantellas) are Baron's Mantella (about 50%), Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (about 30%) and Golden Mantella (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Jumping Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Mantadia National Park (7 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.
