Lowland Dwarf Toad

Lowland Dwarf Toad

Pelophryne signata

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Bako National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

21 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026
21 In 1 park
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Lowland Dwarf Toad

Pelophryne signata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Brunei, Malaysia, and possibly Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lowland Dwarf Toad in Bako National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland Dwarf Toad sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 11 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lowland Dwarf Toad in Bako National Park?

September and October

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland Dwarf Toad in Bako National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December and January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lowland Dwarf Toad?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lowland Dwarf Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Lowland Dwarf Toad?

Only Bako National Park, in our data

Bako National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lowland Dwarf Toad sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Lowland Dwarf Toad live in Bako National Park?

Same family: Bufonidae

The closest relatives of the Lowland Dwarf Toad that you can see in Bako National Park (family Bufonidae, True Toads) are four-ridged toad (about 30%) and Common Indian Toad (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lowland Dwarf Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lowland Dwarf Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bako National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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