Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Rio Mamore Robber Frog

Pristimantis fenestratus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tambopata National Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

18 Verified sightings at Tambopata National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
69 In all 2 parks
July 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

© M.S. Hoogmoed · Xeno · CC BY 4.0

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 Tambopata National Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 44 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Tambopata National Reserve?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rio Mamore Robber Frog in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 420 mm in February.

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 Tambopata National Reserve the best place to see a Rio Mamore Robber Frog?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rio Mamore Robber Frog sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog live in Tambopata National Reserve?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Rio Mamore Robber Frog that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Reichle's Robber Frog (about 10%) and Pachitea Robber Frog (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 Tambopata National Reserve (18 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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