Schlegel's Frog

Schlegel's Frog

Chalcorana chalconota

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Bandung

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

111 Verified sightings at Bandung
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Schlegel's Frog

Chalcorana chalconota is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and occurs in southern Sumatra, Java, Bali, and a few smaller islands. Populations previously assigned to this species now belong to a number of other Chalcorana species, leading to the current delineation of Chalcorana chalconota with a much narrower range. This species is also known as the Schlegel's frog, brown stream frog, copper-cheeked frog, or, among with many other species, white-lipped frog.

Chalcorana chalconota are relatively large frogs: adult males measure 34–50 mm (1.3–2.0 in) and females 49–73 mm (1.9–2.9 in) in snout–vent length. The legs are relatively short. The snout is slightly projecting. The tympanum is visible, slightly depressed. The finger tips are much enlarged. Coloration is green; the back may have black spots. Hind limbs may have crossbars. Dorsal skin is granular in females and has many fine spinules in males. Males also have conspicuously protruding humeral glands.

Chalcorana chalconota can be found along small lowland forest streams, but also away from streams in forest and in highland areas at elevations up to... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:19

Indonesia · 2022

© Julia · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:54

Indonesia · 2025

© Colin Trainor · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording1:16

2023

© Averroes Oktaliza · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
2 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
3 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
4 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
5 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
6 Semarang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Schlegel's Frog in Bandung?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Schlegel's Frog sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 111 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 9 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 Schlegel's Frog in Bandung?

January–February, June and September

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Schlegel's Frog in Bandung on a given day, against about 30% in March, May, July–August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Schlegel's Frog?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Schlegel's Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Bandung the best place to see a Schlegel's Frog?

5th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Schlegel's Frog sightings, Bandung ranks 5th at about 40%. The best odds are in Malang (Indonesia, about 60%), Jakarta (Indonesia, about 50%) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 50%).

Where does the Schlegel's Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Schlegel's Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Bandung (111 verified sightings), 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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