Butler's Ricefrog
Microhyla butleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyMicrohylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
- GenusMicrohyla (Rice Frogs)
- SpeciesMicrohyla butleri (Butler's Ricefrog)
The painted chorus frog (Microhyla butleri), also commonly known as Butler's narrow-mouthed toad, Butler's pigmy frog, Butler's rice frog, Butler's ricefrog, noisy frog or tubercled pygmy frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in northeast India, Myanmar, southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, ponds, open excavations, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Microhyla butleri have skin that is smooth or with small smooth warts above. They are brownish on their back, pale reddish on the sides and limbs, and whitish beneath. Male Microhyla butleri grow to a snout-vent length of 21–23 mm (0.83–0.91 in) and females to 23–26 mm (0.91–1.02 in). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park
Pine Narrow-Mouth Frog
Microhyla pineticola
Vietnam Rice Frog
Microhyla annamensis
Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog
Microhyla mukhlesuri
Berdmore's Chorus Frog
Microhyla berdmorei
Pretty Narrow-Mouth Frog
Microhyla pulchella
Neglected Narrow-mouth Frog
Microhyla neglecta
Vietnam Spadefoot Toad
Leptobrachium pullum
Spot-legged Tree Frog
Polypedates megacephalus
Dalat Frog
Indosylvirana milleti
Bony-headed Toad
Ingerophrynus galeatus
Belly-Spotted Frog
Kurixalus baliogaster
Truong Son Horned Toad
Xenophrys truongsonensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Butler's Ricefrog at Ba Be National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |