Zhenhai Brown Frog silhouette

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Zhenhai Brown Frog

Rana zhenhaiensis

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

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

48 Verified sightings at Nanjing
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Zhenhai Brown Frog

The Zhenhai brown frog (Rana zhenhaiensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, montane forests, dry lowland grasslands, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Wikipedia →

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 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Zhenhai Brown Frog in Nanjing?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zhenhai Brown Frog sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 11 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.

When is the best time to see a Zhenhai Brown Frog in Nanjing?

February and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zhenhai Brown Frog in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Zhenhai Brown Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Is Nanjing the best place to see a Zhenhai Brown Frog?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Zhenhai Brown Frog sightings, Nanjing has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Hangzhou (China, about 20%) and Ningbo (China, about 20%).

Where does the Zhenhai Brown Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Zhenhai Brown Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Nanjing (48 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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