Eastern Golden Frog

Eastern Golden Frog

Pelophylax plancyi

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Suzhou

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

10 Verified sightings at Suzhou
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Eastern Golden Frog

The eastern golden frog (Pelophylax plancyi) is a species of true frog found in eastern and northeastern China. It is closely related to the Seoul frog, Pelophylax chosenicus and to P. fukienensis, both initially described as subspecies of P. plancyi.

Eastern golden frog is a medium to large-sized frog, with males reaching 55 mm (2.2 in) and females 67 mm (2.6 in) length. 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 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Golden Frog in Suzhou?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Golden Frog sighting in Suzhou on a given day, based on 10 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 Eastern Golden Frog in Suzhou?

May

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Golden Frog in Suzhou on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Eastern Golden Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Is Suzhou the best place to see an Eastern Golden Frog?

3rd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Eastern Golden Frog sightings, Suzhou ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 40%) and Nanjing (China, about 20%).

Where does the Eastern Golden Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Golden Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Suzhou (10 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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