Micryletta erythropoda
Silhouette: Dmitry Bogdanov (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Micryletta erythropoda, commonly known as the Mada paddy frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is known from Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. While formerly classified in the genus Microhyla, a 2018 study found it to belong to the genus Micryletta instead. A study performed in 2019 found that several Micryletta populations in southern Myanmar and Thailand that were formerly assigned to M. inornata actually belong to M. erythropoda; prior to this, M. erythropoda was considered endemic to Vietnam.
van Dijk, P.P.; Bain, R. (2004). "Micryletta erythropoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T57880A11685250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57880A11685250.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017. Tarkhnishvili, D.N., 1994. Amphibian communities of the Southern Viet Nam: Preliminary data. - Journal of Bengal Natural History Society, New Series. 13(1): 3-62. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mada Paddy Frog sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mada Paddy Frog in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mada Paddy Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bangkok, in our data
Bangkok is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mada Paddy Frog sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Microhylidae
The closest relatives of the Mada Paddy Frog that you can see in Bangkok (family Microhylidae, Narrow-mouthed Frogs) are Asian Painted Frog (about 20%), Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog (about 10%) and Arcuate-spotted Pygmy Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mada Paddy Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bangkok (8 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.
