Sylvirana guentheri
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Hylarana guentheri (Günther's frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Rana. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia and Laos. An introduced population is found on Guam. It can live as high as 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level. An alternate common name is Günther's Amoy frog, and the honorific is often spelled "Guenther's".
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Günther's frog is a medium to large-sized frog that may grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in snout-vent length. The hind legs are about one and a half times as long as the body. It has vomerine teeth and a large tongue. It has a fold of skin on each side of its body, running from the eye down to the hip... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Changsha | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guenther's Frog sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 5 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guenther's Frog in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months. That is one of Zhuhai [Macau]'s wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
6th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Guenther's Frog sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Taichung (Taiwan, about 30%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Guangzhou (China, about 20%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Guenther's Frog that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Common Indian Toad (about 40%), Asian Painted Frog (about 30%) and Spot-legged Tree Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guenther's Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (28 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.
