Minervarya agricola
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Minervarya agricola (common name: common Indian cricket frog) is a species of frog that is native to Indian subcontinent. Earlier identified as M. granosa and Zakerana syhadrensis due to large distribution, the species was classified as a separate species in 2019.
It is a widespread species in Indian subcontinent, and found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It occupies a wide range of habitats from flooded fields and human habitation in the plains to the wet forests on the hills. Wikipedia →
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Sri Lanka · 2009
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Sri Lanka · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 10 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Paddy Field Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Paddy Field Frog sightings, Minneriya National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%).
Same family: Dicroglossidae
The closest relatives of the Common Paddy Field Frog that you can see in Minneriya National Park (family Dicroglossidae, Fork-tongued Frogs) are Common skittering frog (about 30%), Indian Five-Fingered Frog (about 20%) and Jerdon's Bullfrog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Paddy Field Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Minneriya National Park (16 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.
