Hylarana erythraea
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The common green frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a frog species of in the true frog family Ranidae; some sources still use the old name Rana erythraea. It lives in Southeast Asia and is also known as green paddy frog, red-eared frog, common greenback or leaf frog. The last name, however, commonly refers to the Neotropical tree frogs which make up the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. These are not closely related to H. erythraea, belonging to family Hylidae instead.
Long placed in Rana, it is only as closely related to this genus as is e.g. Amolops. Consequently, the genus Hylarana, of which the common green frog is the type species, warrants re-establishment. Hylarana seems to form a clade together with the similarly revalidated genera Pulchrana and Sylvirana, and presumably also Hydrophylax as well as some species presently placed in Pelophylax (e.g. Kokarit Frog, "P." lateralis).
This frog has confused researchers for a long time, as it resembles tree frogs in habitus. It was initially placed in the tree frog genus Hyla. The junior synonyms of the common green frog are: Hyla erythraea Schlegel, 1837
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 11 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog in Bako National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Paddy Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green Paddy Frog sightings, Bako National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Ranidae
The closest relatives of the Green Paddy Frog that you can see in Bako National Park (family Ranidae, Typical Frogs) are Brown Marsh Frog (about 50%) and Copper-cheeked Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Paddy Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bako National Park (6 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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