Buergeria choui
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Buergeria choui is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Prior to its description in 2020, it was confused with Buergeria japonica. It is found in northwestern Taiwan and in the southern part of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, specifically on the Yaeyama Islands. Common name Yaeyama Kajika frog has been proposed for it. The specific name choui honors Wen-Hao Chou from the National Museum of Natural Science (Taiwan), the first person to pay attention to the variation within the former Buergeria japonica.
Buergeria choui is known from Iriomote and Ishigaki Islands in the Southern Ryukyus and from the northwestern parts of Taiwan. The true Buergeria japonica is now considered a Central and Northern Ryukyus endemic, while the former B. japonica elsewhere in Taiwan are now classified as Buergeria otai.
Adult males measure 25–29 mm (1.0–1.1 in) and adult females 30–36 mm (1.2–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is conspicuous; the supratympanic fold is evident. The forelimbs are moderate. The fingers have no webbing but have tips expanded into small discs. The hindlimbs are slender and very long. The toes have fleshy... Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yaeyama Kajika Frog sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yaeyama Kajika Frog in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months. That is one of Taichung's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Yaeyama Kajika Frog sightings, Taichung has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yaeyama Kajika Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Taichung (24 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.
