Asian Peters Frog
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Asian Peters Frog

Hoplobatrachus rugulosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
5 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pasture land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. They breed in spring to early summer. The domesticated Thai variety and wild Chinese populations of H. chinensis belong to two separate genetic lineages respectively. Yu et al. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Peters Frog sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Alpine Cricket Frog
LC

Alpine Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Fejervarya limnocharis

30–40% · Possible
Red Stream Frog
LC

Red Stream Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Limnonectes doriae

20–30% · Possible
Blyth's River Frog
LC

Blyth's River Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Limnonectes blythii

20–30% · Possible
Hill Forest Frog
LC

Hill Forest Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Limnonectes hascheanus

10–20% · With luck
Sumatran Puddle Frog

Sumatran Puddle Frog

Amphibian

Occidozyga sumatrana

Insufficient data
Northern White-lipped Frog
LC

Northern White-lipped Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chalcorana eschatia

50–60% · Likely
Common Tree Frog
LC

Common Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates leucomystax

50–60% · Likely
Asian Painted Frog
LC

Asian Painted Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Kaloula pulchra

40–50% · Likely
River Toad
LC

River Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Phrynoidis asper

30–40% · Possible
Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

30–40% · Possible
Penelope's Hill Frog
LC

Penelope's Hill Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Clinotarsus penelope

30–40% · Possible
Green Paddy Frog
LC

Green Paddy Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hylarana erythraea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Asian Peters Frog in Khao Sok National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Peters Frog sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Asian Peters Frog in Khao Sok National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Asian Peters Frog in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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