Raorchestes keirasabinae
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Roarchestes keirasabinae, or Keira's shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae, endemic to India. Scientists have observed it in many places within the Western Ghat mountains, all between 100 and 1,000 meters above sea level. This frog has been observed in forests, including a few secondary forests, high in the canopy. Scientists believe this frog breeds through direct development like other frogs in Raorchestes. It is classified as vulnerable to extinction despite its large range, and heavy fragmentation from agriculture.
Raorchestes keirasabinae was described in 2021 by the herpetologist Sonali Garg and her colleagues, based on an adult male specimen collected in Chathankod-Makki, Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The species is named after Keira Sabin, to honour the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation's support for amphibian research and conservation. Raorchestes keirasabinae is a member of the Raorchestes nerostagona group within its genus and is most closely related to R. nerostagona.
Raorchestes keirasabinae is a medium-sized species, with a male snout–vent length of 29–31 mm. The anterior part of the dorsum... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Keira's shrub frog sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 5 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.
October
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Keira's shrub frog in Periyar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–April, the lowest months. That is one of Periyar National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Keira's shrub 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.
Only Periyar National Park, in our data
Periyar National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Keira's shrub frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Keira's shrub frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Periyar National Park (5 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.
