Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 8 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Kaohsiung's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Asian Peters Frog sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%) and Bangkok (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Peters Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kaohsiung (11 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.
