Minervarya agricola
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 24 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 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July and 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Common Paddy Field Frog sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chennai (India, about 10%) and Hyderabad (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Paddy Field Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (24 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.
