Proto wrinkled frog

Proto wrinkled frog

Glandirana reliquia

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

11 Verified sightings at Tokyo
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night 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 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Proto wrinkled frog in Tokyo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Proto wrinkled frog sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 11 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Proto wrinkled frog in Tokyo?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Proto wrinkled frog in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Proto wrinkled frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Where else can you see a Proto wrinkled frog?

Only Tokyo, in our data

Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Proto wrinkled frog sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Proto wrinkled frog live in Tokyo?

Same family: Ranidae

The closest relatives of the Proto wrinkled frog that you can see in Tokyo (family Ranidae, Typical Frogs) are American Bullfrog (about 10%), Daruma Pond Frog (about 10%) and Japanese Brown Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Proto wrinkled frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Proto wrinkled frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Tokyo (11 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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