Rough-sided frog
Pulchrana glandulosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRanidae (Rànids)
- GenusPulchrana
- SpeciesPulchrana glandulosa (Rough-sided frog)
Hylarana glandulosa, commonly known as the rough-sided frog or the glandular frog, is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, freshwater marshes, caves, and plantations. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. In Thailand, it is called h̄mā n̂ảm (Thai: หมาน้ำ; literally: water dog) because its call sounds like a barking puppy. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-sided frog sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
Brown Marsh Frog
Pulchrana baramica
Pulchrana centropeninsularis
Pulchrana centropeninsularis
North Sumatra White-lipped Frog
Chalcorana parvaccola
Poisonous Rock Frog
Odorrana hosii
Nicobar Cricket Frog
Amnirana nicobariensis
Green Paddy Frog
Hylarana erythraea
Javan Torrent Frog
Huia masonii
Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Common Tree Frog
Polypedates leucomystax
River Toad
Phrynoidis asper
Alpine Cricket Frog
Fejervarya limnocharis
Horned Toad
Megophrys nasuta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rough-sided frog in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-sided frog sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rough-sided frog in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Rough-sided frog in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.