Pelodytes punctatus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The common parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) is a species of frog in the genus Pelodytes. It lives southwestern Europe, including France. Its earliest identification is believed to be from 1802. The common parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus) is a very small and slender frog with long hind legs, a flat head, and vertical pupils. Males tend to only reach 3.5 cm (1.4 in), whereas females are typically larger at 3.9 cm (1.5 in). The upper part of the body is variable in colour, usually with irregular green patches on a light brown, grey, or light olive background. The frog's back is dotted with elongated warts, often in undulating longitudinal rows that may be orange along the flanks. Behind the protruding eyes and above the tympanum there is a short small gland. It does not have parotid glands. The underside of the frog is white and yellow-orange around the pelvis.
They are fossorial, meaning they can live underground with limbs suited for burying and digging. In the mating season, males develop dark swellings on the insides of their digits and forelimbs, as well as on the chest. The males' forelimbs are usually stronger than the females. They are not completely cryptic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parsley Frog sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th 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.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parsley Frog in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Parsley Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Common Parsley Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Common Parsley Frog that you can see in Cévennes National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Giant Toad (about 50%), European Common Frog (about 40%) and Mediterranean Tree Frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Parsley Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cévennes National Park (39 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.
