Microhyla pulchra
Silhouette: Vijay Karthick · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Microhyla pulchra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in northeastern India, southern China, and Southeast Asia south to at least Thailand but possibly as far south as Malaysia and Singapore. It has also been introduced to Guam.
It has many common names, including beautiful pygmy frog, Guangdong rice frog, and marbled pygmy frog. Microhyla pulchra is a common species in suitable habitat, but it is not often seen because it is cryptic and seasonal. It typically occurs near forest edges. It is eaten in Laos. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Pygmy Frog sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th 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.
February–July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Pygmy Frog in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beautiful Pygmy Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Beautiful Pygmy Frog sightings, Guangzhou has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Microhyla
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Pygmy Frog that you can see in Guangzhou (genus Microhyla, Rice Frogs) are Ornate Chorus Frog (about 10%) and Butler's Ricefrog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Pygmy Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Guangzhou (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.
