Wallace's Flying Frog
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Wallace's Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
13 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
October 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Flying Frog sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Rhacophorus norhayatii

Rhacophorus norhayatii

Amphibian

Rhacophorus norhayatii

Insufficient data
Common Tree Frog
LC

Common Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates leucomystax

50–60% · Likely
Malayan Flying Frog
LC

Malayan Flying Frog

Amphibian

Zhangixalus prominanus

Insufficient data
Burmese Bug-Eyed Frog
LC

Burmese Bug-Eyed Frog

Amphibian

Theloderma phrynoderma

Insufficient data
Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog
LC

Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Kurixalus chaseni

Insufficient data
Northern White-lipped Frog
LC

Northern White-lipped Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chalcorana eschatia

50–60% · Likely
Asian Painted Frog
LC

Asian Painted Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Kaloula pulchra

40–50% · Likely
River Toad
LC

River Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Phrynoidis asper

30–40% · Possible
Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Cricket Frog
LC

Alpine Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Fejervarya limnocharis

30–40% · Possible
Penelope's Hill Frog
LC

Penelope's Hill Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Clinotarsus penelope

30–40% · Possible
Green Paddy Frog
LC

Green Paddy Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hylarana erythraea

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
<5
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
<5
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 Khao Sok National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Flying Frog sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wallace's Flying Frog in Khao Sok National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Wallace's Flying Frog in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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