Okinawa Rice Frog

Okinawa Rice Frog

Microhyla okinavensis

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Naha

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

5 Verified sightings at Naha
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Okinawa Rice Frog in Naha?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Okinawa Rice Frog sighting in Naha 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.

When is the best time to see an Okinawa Rice Frog in Naha?

April and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Okinawa Rice Frog in Naha on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September–October and December–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Okinawa Rice Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Okinawa Rice Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Okinawa Rice Frog?

Only Naha, in our data

Naha is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Okinawa Rice Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Okinawa Rice Frog live in Naha?

Same order: Anura

The closest relatives of the Okinawa Rice Frog that you can see in Naha (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Ryukyu Kajika Frog (about 40%), Common Tree Frog (about 30%) and Rice field frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Okinawa Rice Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Okinawa Rice Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Naha (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.

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