Minervarya agricola
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Minervarya agricola (common name: common Indian cricket frog) is a species of frog that is native to Indian subcontinent. Earlier identified as M. granosa and Zakerana syhadrensis due to large distribution, the species was classified as a separate species in 2019.
It is a widespread species in Indian subcontinent, and found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It occupies a wide range of habitats from flooded fields and human habitation in the plains to the wet forests on the hills. Wikipedia →
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Sri Lanka · 2009
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Sri Lanka · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 7 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Paddy Field Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Common Paddy Field Frog sightings, Chennai ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Paddy Field Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Chennai (20 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.
