Eleutherodactylus marnockii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eleutherodactylus marnockii, the cliff chirping frog, is a small eleutherodactylid frog found in Central and West Texas, United States, and in Coahuila and Chihuahua, northern Mexico. It is also known as the cliff frog and Marnock's frog.
Synonymy of Eleutherodactylus guttilatus with this species has been proposed but is not accepted by all authors. Intermediates between the two species have been reported from Nuevo León in northern Mexico. Some subpopulations of E. guttilatus from Big Bend, Texas, northern Coahuila and Chihuahua are treated as E. marnockii by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Adult cliff frogs are 19–38 mm (0.75–1.5 in) in length. They have greenish ground color with brown mottling, often with banding on the rear legs. They have somewhat flattened bodies which allow them to hide in rock crevices.
Cliff chirping frogs are nocturnal and live most of their lives on limestone rock faces. They may also be found in caves, pinion forests, juniper forests, scrub, grassland, suburban areas and city parks. Like most frogs, they will hop, but they are also capable of crawling, which aids them... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cliff Chirping Frog sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cliff Chirping Frog in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cliff Chirping Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cliff Chirping Frog sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cliff Chirping Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Austin (96 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.
