Clinotarsus curtipes
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The bicolored frog or Malabar frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The tadpoles of the species are black and form dense and compact schools in slow moving streams in forested areas.
The bicolored frog's vomerine teeth scarcely developed, sometimes indistinct. The teeth are in two slightly oblique series on a level with the hind edge of the choanae. Its head large; snout short, rounded, with well-marked canthus rostralis and concave loreal region; nostril nearer to the end of the snout than to the eye; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending beyond second; toes short, nearly entirely webbed; tips of fingers and toes swollen or dilated into very small disks; subarticular tubercles much developed; inner metatarsal tubercle small, oval, blunt; a rather large, flat tubercle at the base of the fourth toe; no tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin finely granular above; a moderately prominent, rather narrow glandular lateral fold; another told behind the tympanum down to the shoulder. Clinotarsus curtipes is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Frog sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Frog in Periyar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolored 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bicolored Frog sightings, Periyar National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nagarhole National Park (India, about 40%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Frog that you can see in Periyar National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Kerala Warty Frog (about 40%), Ponmudi Bush Frog (about 30%) and Common Indian Toad (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolored Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Periyar National Park (26 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.
