Jatun Sacha Rain Frog

Jatun Sacha Rain Frog

Pristimantis kichwarum

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

27 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
27 In 1 park
November Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog in Yasuní National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 49 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog in Yasuní National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June–July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jatun Sacha Rain 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.

Where else can you see a Jatun Sacha Rain Frog?

Only Yasuní National Park, in our data

Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jatun Sacha Rain Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Jatun Sacha Rain Frog live in Yasuní National Park?

Same genus: Pristimantis

The closest relatives of the Jatun Sacha Rain Frog that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Pristimantis, Rain and Robber Frogs) are Chirping Robber Frog (about 20%), Diadem Rain Frog (about 20%) and Green Forest Rainfrog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Jatun Sacha Rain Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Jatun Sacha Rain Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Yasuní National Park (27 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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