Breviceps montanus
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The mountain rain frog (Breviceps montanus) is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2018
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South Africa · 2023
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South Africa · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Rain Frog sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Rain Frog in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Rain Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mountain Rain Frog sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Rain Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Table Mountain National Park (92 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.
