Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Pristimantis fenestratus

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Manu National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

51 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
69 In all 2 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Pristimantis fenestratus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin of eastern Peru, north-eastern Bolivia, south-eastern Ecuador, south-eastern Colombia, and Brazil. Its common name is Rio Mamore robber frog, after Mamoré River, its type locality.

Its natural habitats are tropical humid montane and lowland forests; it can also occur in secondary forest and forest edges. It is very common in parts of its range. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording

Brazil · 1985

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~30%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manu National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 67 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manu National Park?

January to March

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Manu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and October, the lowest months. Those are among Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rio Mamore Robber Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Manu National Park the best place to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rio Mamore Robber Frog sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog live in Manu National Park?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Reichle's Robber Frog (about 30%), Carabaya Rain Frog (about 10%) and Trumpeter Robber (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rio Mamore Robber Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rio Mamore Robber Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Manu National Park (51 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.

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