Hylarana erythraea
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The common green frog (Hylarana erythraea) is a frog species of in the true frog family Ranidae; some sources still use the old name Rana erythraea. It lives in Southeast Asia and is also known as green paddy frog, red-eared frog, common greenback or leaf frog. The last name, however, commonly refers to the Neotropical tree frogs which make up the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. These are not closely related to H. erythraea, belonging to family Hylidae instead.
Long placed in Rana, it is only as closely related to this genus as is e.g. Amolops. Consequently, the genus Hylarana, of which the common green frog is the type species, warrants re-establishment. Hylarana seems to form a clade together with the similarly revalidated genera Pulchrana and Sylvirana, and presumably also Hydrophylax as well as some species presently placed in Pelophylax (e.g. Kokarit Frog, "P." lateralis).
This frog has confused researchers for a long time, as it resembles tree frogs in habitus. It was initially placed in the tree frog genus Hyla. The junior synonyms of the common green frog are: Hyla erythraea Schlegel, 1837
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | River Wonders | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Green Paddy Frog in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and November, the lowest months. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Paddy Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green Paddy Frog sightings, Way Kambas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Green Paddy Frog that you can see in Way Kambas National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Asian Painted Frog (about 60%) and Common Indian Toad (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Paddy Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Way Kambas National Park (7 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.
