Rough Guardian Frog

Rough Guardian Frog

Limnonectes finchi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
16 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Limnonectes finchi, Finch's wart frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to Sabah, Malaysia, but it might well occur in adjacent Kalimantan. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. The main potential threat to this species is habitat loss caused by conversion of forests to oil palm plantations. L. finchi shows some parental care: male frogs guard eggs and carry the tadpoles to small rain pools on the forest floor where the rest of larval development occurs. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rough Guardian Frog sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Giant River Frog
LC

Giant River Frog

Amphibian

Limnonectes leporinus

Insufficient data
Smooth Guardian Frog
LC

Smooth Guardian Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Limnonectes palavanensis

Insufficient data
Kuhl's Creek Frog
LC

Kuhl's Creek Frog

Amphibian

Limnonectes kuhlii

Insufficient data
Alpine Cricket Frog
LC

Alpine Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Fejervarya limnocharis

10–20% · With luck
Seep Frog

Seep Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Occidozyga baluensis

10–20% · With luck
Common Puddle Frog
LC

Common Puddle Frog

Amphibian

Occidozyga laevis

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
Harlequin Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Harlequin Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhacophorus pardalis

50–60% · Likely
Wallace's Flying Frog
LC

Wallace's Flying Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

40–50% · Likely
Brown Tree Frog
LC

Brown Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Leptomantis harrissoni

20–30% · Possible
Tree Hole Frog
LC

Tree Hole Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Metaphrynella sundana

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
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
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rough Guardian Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Rough Guardian Frog sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rough Guardian Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

July has the highest sighting rate for Rough Guardian Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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