#1937 · 🐸 amphibians
Paddy Field Frog
Fejervarya limnocharis
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what is it?
Fejervarya limnocharis is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia. It is known under many common names, including Indian cricket frog , Boie's wart frog , rice field frog , and Asian grass frog . Molecular studies of the species complex suggest that there may be multiple species involved.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 16,082 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst in 1829 (197 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Paddy Field Frog
- scientific name
- Fejervarya limnocharis
- class
- Amphibia
- order
- Anura
- family
- Dicroglossidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 16,082
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1829 by Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 26053, Wikidata Q714589, GBIF 2430396, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.