Nicobar Cricket Frog

Nicobar Cricket Frog

Amnirana nicobariensis

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

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
31 In all 3 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Sounds

Recording0:28

Malaysia · 2024

© Richard Dimon · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Recording0:27

Indonesia · 2020

© Jarian Permana · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Indonesia · 2022

© Ganjar Cahyadi · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nicobar Cricket Frog in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nicobar Cricket Frog sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 20 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Nicobar Cricket Frog in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

January, May and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nicobar Cricket Frog in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Nicobar Cricket Frog?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nicobar Cricket 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.

Is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Nicobar Cricket Frog?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Nicobar Cricket Frog sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Nicobar Cricket Frog live in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Same family: Ranidae

The closest relatives of the Nicobar Cricket Frog that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Ranidae, Typical Frogs) are Copper-cheeked Frog (about 30%), Rough-sided frog (about 30%) and Green Paddy Frog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Nicobar Cricket Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nicobar Cricket Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (7 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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