Peter's Tree Frog

Peter's Tree Frog

Nyctixalus pictus

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Danum Valley Conservation Area

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

6 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
93 In all 5 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Peter's Tree Frog

Nyctixalus pictus, also known as cinnamon frog, cinnamon treefrog, cinnamon bush frog, painted Indonesian treefrog, and white-spotted treefrog, etc., is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (including southernmost Thailand), the Philippines, and parts of the Greater Sunda Islands (northern Borneo and northern Sumatra).

This species is found in the Malay Peninsula (from extreme southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore), Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo (Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia), and the Philippines. Nyctixalus pictus grows to about 35 mm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length; males are slightly smaller than females. The snout is pointed. The tympanum is distinct. The limbs are long and the finger and toe tips are dilated into large discs. The fingers have no webbing whereas the toes are partly webbed. Coloration is brown or reddish brown with white to yellow spots on the body.

Nyctixalus pictus occurs in the shrub and lower tree layers of primary and secondary forests at elevations below 700 m (2,300 ft) (up to 1,650 m (5,410 ft) in Borneo). The tadpoles develop... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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2023

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Peter's Tree Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peter's Tree Frog sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 23 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Peter's Tree Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Peter's Tree Frog in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June, August–September and November, the lowest months.

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

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peter's Tree Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Danum Valley Conservation Area the best place to see a Peter's Tree Frog?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Peter's Tree Frog sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Peter's Tree Frog live in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Same family: Rhacophoridae

The closest relatives of the Peter's Tree Frog that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (family Rhacophoridae, Old World Tree Frogs) are File-eared Tree Frog (about 80%), Brown-Striped Tree Frog (about 60%) and Harlequin Tree Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Peter's Tree Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Peter's Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (6 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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