Wallace's Flying Frog
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Wallace's Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
40 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), also known as the gliding frog or the Abah River flying frog, is a moss frog found at least from the Malay Peninsula into western Indonesia and southern Thailand, and is present in Borneo and Sumatra. It is named for the biologist, Alfred R. Wallace, who collected the first known specimen. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Flying Frog sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Harlequin Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Harlequin Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhacophorus pardalis

50–60% · Likely
Borneo Flying Frog
LC

Borneo Flying Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhacophorus borneensis

Insufficient data
File-eared Tree Frog
LC

File-eared Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates otilophus

70–80% · Very likely
Brown-Striped Tree Frog
LC

Brown-Striped Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates macrotis

50–60% · Likely
Brown Tree Frog
LC

Brown Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Leptomantis harrissoni

20–30% · Possible
Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog
LC

Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Kurixalus chaseni

20–30% · Possible
Dulit Flying Frog
LC

Dulit Flying Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Zhangixalus dulitensis

20–30% · Possible
Peter's Tree Frog
LC

Peter's Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Nyctixalus pictus

10–20% · With luck
Charming Tree Frog
LC

Charming Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Feihyla kajau

10–20% · With luck
Common Tree Frog
LC

Common Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates leucomystax

10–20% · With luck
Malaysian Flying Frog

Malaysian Flying Frog

Amphibian

Leptomantis rufipes

10–20% · With luck
Hose's Bush Frog
LC Endemic

Hose's Bush Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Philautus hosii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wallace's Flying Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Flying Frog sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wallace's Flying Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

November has the highest sighting rate for Wallace's Flying Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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