Leptodactylus leptodactyloides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Leptodactylus leptodactyloides is a species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to the greater Amazon biome. The first description of the species was published in 1945 by Lars Gabriel Andersson, who placed it in the genus Eleutherodactylus and gave it the specific name leptodactyloides; Leptodactylus, from the Greek leptos ('fine', 'slender', 'thin') and daktylos ('digits', 'fingers'), with the generic Latin suffix -us replaced with -oides, derived from the Greek -oeidēs ('resembling', 'form of').
The species was moved to Leptodactylus by Ronald Heyer in 1994, resulting in the tautology Leptodactylus leptodactyloides. Male L. leptodactyloides usually have snout–vent lengths length of 28–48 mm (1.1–1.9 in) and females to 35–57 mm (1.4–2.2 in). The frogs builds foam nests for their eggs. The female frog has shown parental care; if the tadpoles deplete the food in one pool of water, she will dig a channel to another.
L. leptodactyloides is endemic to the Amazon biome, being found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped-pants Jungle Frog sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 44 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.
February and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped-pants Jungle Frog in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped-pants Jungle Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Striped-pants Jungle Frog sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Leptodactylus
The closest relatives of the Striped-pants Jungle Frog that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Leptodactylus, Neotropical Grass Frogs) are Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog (about 40%), Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog (about 20%) and Knudsen's Thin-toed Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped-pants Jungle Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tambopata National Reserve (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.
