Tschenk's Madagascar Frog

Tschenk's Madagascar Frog

Gephyromantis tschenki

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Ranomafana National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

5 Verified sightings at Ranomafana National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Tschenk's Madagascar Frog

Gephyromantis tschenki, commonly known as Tschenk's Madagascar frog, is a species of frogs in the family Mantellidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 5 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 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–July, September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 450 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog?

Between 6 and 9 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tschenk's Madagascar Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Tschenk's Madagascar Frog?

Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data

Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tschenk's Madagascar Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Tschenk's Madagascar Frog live in Ranomafana National Park?

Same family: Mantellidae

The closest relatives of the Tschenk's Madagascar Frog that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Mantellidae, Mantellas) are Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog (about 60%), Pandanus Frog (about 50%) and Baron's Mantella (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tschenk's Madagascar Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tschenk's Madagascar Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Ranomafana National Park (5 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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