Kinabalu Sticky Frog

Kinabalu Sticky Frog

Kalophrynus baluensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
55 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Kalophrynus baluensis (common names: Malaysian grainy frog, Balu sticky frog, Kinabalu sticky frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah (East Malaysia, Borneo). Kalophrynus baluensis is unusual in that it appears to have diverged from its closest known relative that is not endemic to Mount Kinabalu before the mountain reached its present elevation. Most other Mount Kinabalu endemics are younger than the mountain (approximately 6 million years), and thus appear to have evolved there relatively recently. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Sticky Frog sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Bornean Sticky Frog

Bornean Sticky Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Kalophrynus meizon

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog
LC

Yellow-spotted Narrow-mouthed Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Chaperina fusca

30–40% · Possible
Tree Hole Frog
LC

Tree Hole Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Metaphrynella sundana

20–30% · Possible
Bornean Narrow-mouthed Frog
LC

Bornean Narrow-mouthed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Microhyla malang

Insufficient data
Labang Forest Rice Frog

Labang Forest Rice Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Microhyla perparva

Insufficient data
Mossy Bush Frog
LC

Mossy Bush Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Philautus macroscelis

50–60% · Likely
Horned Toad

Horned Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Megophrys nasuta

50–60% · Likely
Black-spotted Rock Skipper
LC

Black-spotted Rock Skipper

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Staurois guttatus

40–50% · Likely
Montane Large-eyed Litter Frog
LC

Montane Large-eyed Litter Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Leptobrachium montanum

30–40% · Possible
Peter's Tree Frog
LC

Peter's Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Nyctixalus pictus

30–40% · Possible
File-eared Tree Frog
LC

File-eared Tree Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Polypedates otilophus

30–40% · Possible
Kiau Borneo Frog
LC

Kiau Borneo Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Meristogenys kinabaluensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kinabalu Sticky Frog in Kinabalu Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Sticky Frog sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kinabalu Sticky Frog in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Kinabalu Sticky Frog in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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