Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
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The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pasture land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. They breed in spring to early summer.
The domesticated Thai variety and wild Chinese populations of H. chinensis belong to two separate genetic lineages respectively. Yu et al. (2015) suggest that H. chinensis may in fact be a cryptic species complex. H. chinensis is a large, robust frog, up to 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) or more in snout-vent length. Females are larger than males. They are primarily insectivores. The frogs are commonly found in wet markets, seafood markets, and pet stores. In wet markets, they are usually sold per piece or per kilogram. The medium-sized frogs are sold as pets in pet stores, and the... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog sighting in Hanoi on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog in Hanoi on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Peters 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 9 cities where we can rate Asian Peters Frog sightings, Hanoi has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%) and Bangkok (Thailand, about 10%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Asian Peters Frog that you can see in Hanoi (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Common Indian Toad (about 40%), Spot-legged Tree Frog (about 30%) and Asian Painted Frog (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Peters Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Hanoi (5 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.
