Minervarya agricola
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Hyderabad on a given day, based on 9 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 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–September and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in December.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Common Paddy Field Frog sightings, Hyderabad ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same family: Dicroglossidae
The closest relatives of the Common Paddy Field Frog that you can see in Hyderabad (family Dicroglossidae, Fork-tongued Frogs) are Indus Valley Bullfrog (about 10%) and Common skittering frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Paddy Field Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Hyderabad (9 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.
