Meristogenys kinabaluensis
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by John Bettaso, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Meristogenys kinabaluensis (common names: Kiau Borneo frog, Kinabalu torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Borneo and is found in Sabah, Sarawak (Malaysia), and Kalimantan (Indonesia). The specific name refers to its type locality, Mount Kinabalu.
Males measure typically 50–68 mm (2.0–2.7 in) whereas females can grow to 90 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is blunt; the body is slightly more stocky compared to some other Meristogenys species. The skin on the dorsum has smooth warts. The dominant color is green, including the eyes.
The tadpoles can grow to 60 mm (2.4 in) in total length and are light brown with a yellow hue. The tail is strong and the snout and body are depressed and streamlined. Its natural habitats are submontane and montane forest at 750–1,700 m (2,460–5,580 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place small, clear, rocky streams. These frogs are often found at night perching 1–2 m high on tree trunks or branches by rocky streams. The tadpoles cling to the rocks where the current is strong, presumably feeding on lithophytic algae.
The species is threatened by habitat loss... 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 Kiau Borneo Frog sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 40 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.
August and October–November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Kiau Borneo Frog in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 20% in February and April–May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kiau Borneo 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.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kiau Borneo Frog sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kiau Borneo Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kinabalu Park (61 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.
