Minervarya agricola
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% 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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog sighting in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Paddy Field Frog in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Wilpattu National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Paddy Field Frog sightings, Wilpattu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
Same family: Dicroglossidae
The closest relatives of the Common Paddy Field Frog that you can see in Wilpattu National Park (family Dicroglossidae, Fork-tongued Frogs) are Common skittering frog (about 40%) and Indian Five-Fingered Frog (about 40%), 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 Wilpattu National Park (12 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.
