Wallace's Flying Frog
Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRhacophoridae (Old World Tree Frogs)
- GenusRhacophorus (Flying Frogs)
- SpeciesRhacophorus nigropalmatus (Wallace's Flying Frog)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Borneo Flying Frog
Rhacophorus borneensis
Harlequin Tree Frog
Rhacophorus pardalis
Mossy Bush Frog
Philautus macroscelis
Peter's Tree Frog
Nyctixalus pictus
File-eared Tree Frog
Polypedates otilophus
Green Bush Frog
Philautus bunitus
Golden-legged Bush Frog
Philautus aurantium
Masked Tree Frog
Leptomantis angulirostris
Brown-Striped Tree Frog
Polypedates macrotis
Cloud Bush Frog
Philautus nephophilus
Common Tree Frog
Polypedates leucomystax
Peters' Bubble-Nest Frog
Philautus petersi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Wallace's Flying Frog at Kinabalu Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |