Amietia poyntoni
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Amietia poyntoni, commonly known as Poynton's river frog, is a species of southern African aquatic frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. Poynton's river frog is found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia; from the southern Drakensberg mountains to the southern Karoo, and northwards through Namaqualand to the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia.
Poynton's river frog is found in inland water regions in grassveld and Nama Karoo biomes. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poynton's River Frog sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Poynton's River Frog in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, June–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poynton's River Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Poynton's River Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Poynton's River Frog that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are African Clawed Frog (about 10%) and Marbled rubber frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Poynton's River Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Namib-Naukluft 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.
