Bufotes pewzowi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Bufotes pewzowi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in dry plains of Central Asia, the foothills and mountains of Tian Shan, Zhungar Alatau and Pamir Mountains (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan), the mountains and deserts of Western China and Mongolia, and probably westward to northern Afghanistan and north to Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan and northeast Altai Republic in Russia. The specific name pewzowi honours Mikhail Pevtsov, a Russian geographer, cartographer, and explorer.
Bufotes pewzowi is a tetraploid species that originates from hybridization between Bufotes latastii and Bufotes perrini. Adult males measure 52–77 mm (2.0–3.0 in) and adult females 50–86 mm (2.0–3.4 in) in snout–vent length. Gosner stage 35–37 tadpoles measure about 45 mm (1.8 in) in total length, of which the tail makes almost two thirds.
Bufotes pewzowi occurs in dry steppes, grasslands, semi-deserts and... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xinjiang toad sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Xinjiang toad in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xinjiang toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Xinjiang toad sightings, Almaty ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tashkent (Uzbekistan, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xinjiang toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Almaty (30 verified sightings), 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.
