Allobates fratisenescus
Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Allobates fratisenescus is a species of frog in the family Aromobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the upper reaches of Pastaza River drainage, on the eastern side of the Cordillera Oriental. The adult male frog measures 18.7–20.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 18.5–21.2 mm. The skin of the dorsum back is coffee-brown in color with a light dorsolinear line and another ventrolateral line. There are other marks on the back.
Its natural habitats are tropical rainforest. Scientists have observed the frog between 450 and 1150 meters above sea level. Scientists have observed the frog in two protected parks: Parque Nacional Sangay and Reserva Biológica El Quimi.
Scientists named this frog fratisenescus for the Latin words for "older brother," a reference to its large size relative to other species in its group. Scientists believe the tadpoles develop in streams. The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction. Its principal threats are deforestation in favor of cattle grazing and logging. Wikipedia →
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Ecuador · 2021
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mera Rocket Frog sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 49 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, August and November–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mera Rocket Frog in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mera Rocket Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Yasuní National Park, in our data
Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mera Rocket Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mera Rocket Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Yasuní National Park (12 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.
