Family

African Box-headed Frogs

Pyxicephalidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)

Species in this group

Amietia fuscigula

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Strongylopus grayii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pyxicephalus edulis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tomopterna delalandii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cacosternum nanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amietia poyntoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Arthroleptella lightfooti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Strongylopus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amietia delalandii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Strongylopus bonaespei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomopterna marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cacosternum boettgeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Cacosternum platys

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tomopterna natalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Box-headed Frogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 14	~70%
	Cape River Frog			~40%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~30%
	Lightfoot's moss frog			~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Banded Stream Frog			~10%
	Flat Dainty frog			~10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~60%
	Cape River Frog			~30%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~20%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			~10%
	Striped Stream Frog			~10%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~60%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~40%
	Cape River Frog			~20%
	Cape sand frog			~20%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	Edible bullfrog			~10%
	Common River Frog			~10%
	Marbled sand frog			~10%
	Natal sand frog			<5%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~20%
	Striped Stream Frog			~10%
	Boettger's dainty frog			~10%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Dwarf Dainty Frog			~10%
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			~20%
7	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~20%
	Edible bullfrog			~20%
8	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~20%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~20%
9	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~10%
	Poynton's River Frog			~10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~10%
	Edible bullfrog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~60%
	Clicking Stream Frog			~30%
	Cape River Frog			~20%
	Cape sand frog			~10%
	Flat Dainty frog			~10%
2	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 14	~30%
	Edible bullfrog			~30%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~30%
	Common River Frog			~30%
4	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~30%
	Common River Frog			~20%
	Boettger's dainty frog			~10%
5	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~10%
	Common River Frog			~10%
6	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~10%
	Common River Frog			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
2	Exotic Animal World	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity

African Box-headed Frogs

Species in this group

Cape River Frog

Clicking Stream Frog

Edible bullfrog

Cape sand frog

Dwarf Dainty Frog

Poynton's River Frog

Lightfoot's moss frog

Striped Stream Frog

Common River Frog

Banded Stream Frog

Marbled sand frog

Boettger's dainty frog

Flat Dainty frog

Natal sand frog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Box-headed Frogs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found