Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
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The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pasture land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. They breed in spring to early summer.
The domesticated Thai variety and wild Chinese populations of H. chinensis belong to two separate genetic lineages respectively. Yu et al. (2015) suggest that H. chinensis may in fact be a cryptic species complex. H. chinensis is a large, robust frog, up to 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 inches) or more in snout-vent length. Females are larger than males. They are primarily insectivores. The frogs are commonly found in wet markets, seafood markets, and pet stores. In wet markets, they are usually sold per piece or per kilogram. The medium-sized frogs are sold as pets in pet stores, and the... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Peters Frog in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months. That is one of Taipei's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 90 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Peters 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.
7th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Asian Peters Frog sightings, Taipei ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%) and Bangkok (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Dicroglossidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Peters Frog that you can see in Taipei (family Dicroglossidae, Fork-tongued Frogs) are Alpine Cricket Frog (about 30%) and Fujian Large-headed Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Peters Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Taipei (49 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.
