Butler's Ricefrog

Butler's Ricefrog

Microhyla butleri

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

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Butler's Ricefrog sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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
10–20%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Butler's Ricefrog in Cat Tien National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Butler's Ricefrog sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Butler's Ricefrog in Cat Tien National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Butler's Ricefrog in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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