Philautus bunitus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Philautus bunitus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Malaysian Borneo and inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and is threatened by habitat loss.
Relatively large sized adults (SVL of male: up to 41 mm; female up to 46 mm). Stocky in habit. Finger tips with rounded discs. Webbing in the base of fingers rudimentary. Supratympanic fold distinct. Hind feet with moderate webbing. Toe tips with dilated discs. Skin sparsely granular on dorsum. Small spinular projections on upper eyelids. Ventral side granular. Coloration variable. Generally green with black spots or stripes. Venter uniformly lemon yellow turning bright orange towards the vent. Iris brownish with black vermiculations. Inner and outer sides of thigh and tarsus bright orange.
It occurs in Mount Kinabalu in western Sabah. It is restricted to elevations of 1000 to 1900 m amsl. It tends to perch 2–5 meters above ground level, so people tend to hear this frog rather that see it. In some areas, this frog is part of ecotourism.
Scientists believe this frog undergoes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Bush Frog sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 40 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green Bush Frog in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Bush Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Bush Frog sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Philautus
The closest relatives of the Green Bush Frog that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Philautus, shrub frogs) are Mossy Bush Frog (about 50%), Golden-legged Bush Frog (about 30%) and Cloud Bush Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Bush Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kinabalu Park (55 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.
