Raorchestes resplendens
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Raorchestes resplendens, the resplendent shrubfrog, is a critically endangered species of frog belonging to the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the high altitude region around the south Indian peak of Anaimudi. It has extremely short limbs and numerous macroglands and was discovered from the Anamudi summit (2695 m asl) in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India and is known only from the Eravikulam National Park.
Within the generally small Raorchestes, Raorchestes resplendens qualify as medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout-vent length of 23–25 mm (0.91–0.98 in) and females to 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in). Individuals of the species are distinguishable from all members of the genus by their bright reddish orange colour and multiple prominent glandular swellings present laterally behind the eyes, on the side of the dorsum, on the anterior side of the vent, on the dorsal side of forearm and shanks and on the posterior side of the tarsus and metatarsus. The limbs are much shorter than in other Raorchestes. The iris is red.
The species was initially thought to live within three km2 on the Anamudi summit within the Eravikulam National Park, India but researchers... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Resplendent Shrubfrog sighting in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 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.
July–August and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Resplendent Shrubfrog in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Eravikulam National Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Resplendent Shrubfrog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Eravikulam National Park, in our data
Eravikulam National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Resplendent Shrubfrog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Raorchestes
The closest relatives of the Resplendent Shrubfrog that you can see in Eravikulam National Park (genus Raorchestes, Bush Frogs) are Beddome's Bush Frog (about 30%), Green-eyed Bush Frog (about 20%) and Kodaikanal Bush Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Resplendent Shrubfrog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Eravikulam National Park (36 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
