Thoropa miliaris
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Thoropa miliaris is a species of frog in the family Cycloramphidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, rocky areas, and rocky shores.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Military River Frog sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 9 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Military River Frog in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Tijuca National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Military River Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Military River Frog sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Military River Frog that you can see in Tijuca National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Ornate Forest toad (about 20%), Gaudichaud's Frog (about 10%) and Santa Catarina Tree Toad (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Military River Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tijuca National Park (17 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.
