Common skittering frog
Common skittering frogCommon skittering frogCommon skittering frogCommon skittering frog

Common skittering frog

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Satpura National Park
3 Verified records at Satpura National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis is a common dicroglossid frog found in South Asia. It is known under numerous common names, including Indian skipper frog or skittering frog. They are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name. They are rarely seen outside water. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Indus Valley Bullfrog
LC

Indus Valley Bullfrog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hoplobatrachus tigerinus

Insufficient data
Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

10–20% · With luck
Sri Lankan Bullfrog
LC

Sri Lankan Bullfrog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Uperodon taprobanicus

Insufficient data
Chunam Tree Frog
LC

Chunam Tree Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Polypedates maculatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common skittering frog at Satpura National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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