Cheeky Shrub Frog silhouette

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Cheeky Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus procax

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

17 Verified sightings at Sinharaja Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
17 In 1 park
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Cheeky Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus procax, known as cheeky shrub frog is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has been observed in the Rakwana Hills, about 1060 meters above sea level. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cheeky Shrub Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cheeky Shrub Frog sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 25 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cheeky Shrub Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cheeky Shrub Frog in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cheeky Shrub Frog?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cheeky Shrub Frog 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.

Where else can you see a Cheeky Shrub Frog?

Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data

Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cheeky Shrub Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cheeky Shrub Frog sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cheeky Shrub Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (17 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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