Beautiful Dancing Frog

Beautiful Dancing Frog

Micrixalus adonis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Periyar National Park
2 Verified records at Periyar National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Micrixalus adonis is a newly described species of frogs in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India, restricted to areas between the Palghat Gap and Shencottah Gap. Common name beautiful dancing frog has been proposed for this species, in reference to its vividly rich colouration. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Kerala Warty Frog
VU Endemic

Kerala Warty Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Minervarya keralensis

40–50% · Likely
Bicolored Frog
LC Endemic

Bicolored Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Clinotarsus curtipes

30–40% · Possible
Keira's shrub frog
VU

Keira's shrub frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Raorchestes keirasabinae

20–30% · Possible
Ponmudi Bush Frog

Ponmudi Bush Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Raorchestes ponmudi

Insufficient data
Variable Bush Frog
LC

Variable Bush Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Raorchestes akroparallagi

Insufficient data
Waynad bush frog
LC Endemic

Waynad bush frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis

Insufficient data
Castle Rock night frog
NT

Castle Rock night frog

Amphibian

Nyctibatrachus petraeus

Insufficient data
Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Insufficient data
Malabar Tree Toad
LC Endemic

Malabar Tree Toad

Amphibian

Pedostibes tuberculosus

Insufficient data
Jerdon's Narrow-mouthed Frog
NT Endemic

Jerdon's Narrow-mouthed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Uperodon montanus

Insufficient data
Charpa Tree Frog

Charpa Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates occidentalis

Insufficient data
Sreen's Golden-backed Frog

Sreen's Golden-backed Frog

Amphibian

Indosylvirana sreeni

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Beautiful Dancing Frog at Periyar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

More parks will be added in future updates.

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