Raorchestes sushili
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili) is a critically endangered frog found only in the Andiparai Shola in the municipality of Valparai in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. This frog has been observed in evergreen forests between 1000 and 1600 meters above sea level. The frog sits on leaves and stems 1–3 m above the ground. This frog has not bene found in disturbed habitats, per a 2023 IUCN report.
Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog breeds through direct development. The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered because of its small, fragmented range, which is subject to ongoing degradation. Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc (Abstract). 155: 374–444. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sushil's Bush Frog sighting in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 9 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sushil's Bush Frog in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Eravikulam National Park's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sushil's Bush Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Eravikulam National Park, in our data
Eravikulam National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sushil's Bush Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Raorchestes
The closest relatives of the Sushil's Bush Frog 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 Resplendent Shrubfrog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sushil's Bush Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Eravikulam National Park (17 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.
