Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pasture land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. They breed in spring to early summer.
The domesticated Thai variety and wild Chinese populations of H. chinensis belong to two separate genetic lineages respectively. Yu et al. (2015) suggest that H. chinensis may in fact be a cryptic species complex. H. chinensis is a large, robust frog, up to 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) or more in snout-vent length. Females are larger than males. They are primarily insectivores. The frogs are commonly found in wet markets, seafood markets, and pet stores. In wet markets, they are usually sold per piece or per kilogram. The medium-sized frogs are sold as pets in pet stores, and the... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 21 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's wettest months, with about 490 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Peters 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Asian Peters Frog sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Dicroglossidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Peters Frog that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Dicroglossidae, Fork-tongued Frogs) are Round-tongued Floating Frog (about 40%), Alpine Cricket Frog (about 40%) and Annam Wart Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Peters Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cat Tien National Park (20 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.
