Günther's Golden-backed Frog
Indosylvirana temporalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRanidae (Rànids)
- GenusIndosylvirana
- SpeciesIndosylvirana temporalis (Günther's Golden-backed Frog)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sri Lankan Golden-backed frog
Indosylvirana serendipi
Sri Lanka wood frog
Hydrophylax gracilis
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
Polypedates cruciger
Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus cuspis
Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog
Taruga longinasus
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Schneider's shrub frog
Pseudophilautus schneideri
Kelaart's Dwarf Toad
Adenomus kelaartii
Common Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus popularis
Hollow-snouted Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus cavirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Günther's Golden-backed Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Günther's Golden-backed Frog sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Günther's Golden-backed Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Günther's Golden-backed Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.