Polypedates maculatus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830. Although now considered as a separate species again, for a time, the Himalayan tree frog was considered as a subspecies of the Indian tree frog (as P. m. himalayensis). Polypedates leucomystax, a very similar species, was formerly included in P. maculatus.
These frogs measure about 7–8 cm in body length. They are mostly brownish, yellowish, greyish, or whitish above, with darker spots or markings, rarely with an hourglass-shaped figure on the back of the head and the front of the back. The loreal and temporal regions are dark; there is a light line on the upper lip. The hind side of the thighs has round, yellow spots, which are usually separated by a dark-brown or purplish network. The skin is smooth above, and granulated on the belly and under the thighs; a fold extends from the eye to the shoulder. Males have internal vocal sacs.
The vomerine teeth are arranged in two more or less oblique series between the choanae or commencing close to the inner front edge of the latter. The skin of head is free;... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chunam Tree Frog sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 7 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.
April, June and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chunam Tree Frog in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in May and July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chunam Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
9th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Chunam Tree Frog sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Ponnani (India, about 40%), Thrissur (India, about 30%) and Raipur (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chunam Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (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.
