Family

Grassland Frogs

Ptychadenidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyPtychadenidae (Grassland Frogs)

Species in this group

Ptychadena mascareniensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ptychadena anchietae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ptychadena mossambica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptychadena nilotica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hildebrandtia ornata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~20%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Grassland Frogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 6	~40%
	Mascarene Ridged Frog			~40%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 6	~30%
	Anchieta's Ridged Frog			~30%
3	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 6	~30%
	Mascarene Ridged Frog			~30%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	~30%
	Anchieta's Ridged Frog			~20%
	Mozambique ridged frog			~10%
	Ornate frog			<5%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	~20%
	Anchieta's Ridged Frog			~10%
	Sharp-nosed ridged frog			~10%
	Nile Ridged Frog			~10%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 6	~20%
	Anchieta's Ridged Frog			~20%
7	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 6	~20%
	Mascarene Ridged Frog			~20%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 6	~10%
	Anchieta's Ridged Frog			~10%