Horned Toad

Horned Toad

Megophrys nasuta

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
at Kubah National Park

In 3 days >90%

120 Verified sightings at Kubah National Park From 2019 to 2026
274 In all 4 parks
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Horned Toad

The long-nosed horned frog (Pelobatrachus nasutus), also known as the Malayan horned frog or Malayan leaf frog, is a species of frog restricted to the rainforest areas of southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo. However, records from Thailand to the Sunda Shelf may apply to another, possibly unnamed species.

Formerly placed in the genus Megophrys, it was reclassified into the genus Pelobatrachus in 2021. This species is a large frog ranging from 100–120 mm in length. They are light to dark brown on the dorsal surface with varying patterns and camouflage very well with the forest floor. The throat is black-dark brown and diffuses into cream-yellow halfway along the ventral surface. The upper eyelids and snout are drawn out into long triangular projections, forming what looks like "horns", giving them their common name. There are two pairs of dorsolateral skin folds running down this species back. One pair starts behind the eye and ends near the groin, the other pair starts at corner of the eye and ends roughly halfway between the armpit and groin. The dorsum has randomly scattered, enlarged tubercles. Arms and legs...

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Sounds

Recording4:31

2023

© Averroes Oktaliza · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording

Malaysia · 2011

© Marc Anderson · Xeno · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kubah National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~80%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Horned Toad in Kubah National Park?

Very likely

About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Toad sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 41 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Horned Toad in Kubah National Park?

February–April, June, August and November–December

In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Horned Toad in Kubah National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Horned Toad?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horned Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Kubah National Park the best place to see a Horned Toad?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Horned Toad sightings, Kubah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 50%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Horned Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Horned Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kubah National Park (120 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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