Rhacophorus pardalis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The harlequin tree frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - Rhacophorus pardalis Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Tree Frog sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 18 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Harlequin Tree Frog in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Harlequin Tree 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Harlequin Tree Frog sightings, Sepilok ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same family: Rhacophoridae
The closest relatives of the Harlequin Tree Frog that you can see in Sepilok (family Rhacophoridae, Old World Tree Frogs) are Brown-Striped Tree Frog (about 30%), File-eared Tree Frog (about 20%) and Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Harlequin Tree Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Sepilok (10 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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