Hylarana erythraea
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The common green frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a frog species of in the true frog family Ranidae; some sources still use the old name Rana erythraea. It lives in Southeast Asia and is also known as green paddy frog, red-eared frog, common greenback or leaf frog. The last name, however, commonly refers to the Neotropical tree frogs which make up the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. These are not closely related to H. erythraea, belonging to family Hylidae instead.
Long placed in Rana, it is only as closely related to this genus as is e.g. Amolops. Consequently, the genus Hylarana, of which the common green frog is the type species, warrants re-establishment. Hylarana seems to form a clade together with the similarly revalidated genera Pulchrana and Sylvirana, and presumably also Hydrophylax as well as some species presently placed in Pelophylax (e.g. Kokarit Frog, "P." lateralis).
This frog has confused researchers for a long time, as it resembles tree frogs in habitus. It was initially placed in the tree frog genus Hyla. The junior synonyms of the common green frog are: Hyla erythraea Schlegel, 1837
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 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.
June to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog in Manila on a given day, against under 5% in April and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Paddy 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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Green Paddy Frog sightings, Manila ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Makassar (Indonesia, about 70%), Kuching (Malaysia, about 50%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 40%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Green Paddy Frog that you can see in Manila (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Eastern Cane Toad (about 60%), Common Tree Frog (about 40%) 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 Green Paddy Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Manila (23 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.
