Lesser Swamp Frog

Lesser Swamp Frog

Limnonectes paramacrodon

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kubah National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

14 Verified sightings at Kubah National Park From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
October Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Lesser Swamp Frog

Limnonectes paramacrodon (commonly known as the masked swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore, and southernmost Thailand), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia), and Natuna Besar.

Its natural habitats are lowland swamp forest areas with small rivers and streams. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - Limnonectes paramacrodon

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kubah National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Swamp Frog in Kubah National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Swamp Frog sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 41 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Swamp Frog in Kubah National Park?

October

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Swamp Frog in Kubah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lesser Swamp Frog?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Swamp Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Lesser Swamp Frog?

Only Kubah National Park, in our data

Kubah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Swamp Frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Lesser Swamp Frog live in Kubah National Park?

Same genus: Limnonectes

The closest relatives of the Lesser Swamp Frog that you can see in Kubah National Park (genus Limnonectes) are Matang Creek Frog (about 60%), Giant River Frog (about 50%) and Broad-headed Creek Frog (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lesser Swamp Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lesser Swamp Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Kubah National Park (14 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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