Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyDicroglossidae (Fork-tongued Frogs)
- GenusEuphlyctis (Skittering Frogs)
- SpeciesEuphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Common skittering frog)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Common Indian Cricket Frog
Minervarya agricola
Sri Lanka rock frog
Nannophrys ceylonensis
Mountain Paddy Field Frog
Minervarya kirtisinghei
Jerdon's Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus crassus
Hill Cricket Frog
Minervarya syhadrensis
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
Polypedates cruciger
Günther's Golden-backed Frog
Indosylvirana temporalis
Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus cuspis
Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog
Taruga longinasus
Schneider's shrub frog
Pseudophilautus schneideri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common skittering frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Common skittering frog sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common skittering frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common skittering frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.