Polypedates (whipping frogs)

Species in this group

LC

Polypedates otilophus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Polypedates megacephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Polypedates macrotis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Polypedates maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Polypedates leucomystax

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Polypedates cruciger

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Polypedates colletti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see whipping frogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 30 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 7	~90%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~80%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~60%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
2	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 7	~70%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~30%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~60%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~50%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~30%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~60%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~60%
5	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 7	~60%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~40%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
6	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~50%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~30%
7	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
8	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 7	~50%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~30%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
9	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~40%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~20%
10	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~40%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~40%
11	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~40%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~40%
12	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 7	~40%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~20%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~10%
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 7	~40%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~40%
14	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
15	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
16	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
17	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
18	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
19	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
20	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~10%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~80%
	Common Tree Frog			~80%
2	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~70%
	Common Tree Frog			~70%
3	Cần Thơ	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~60%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~60%
4	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~60%
	Common Tree Frog			~60%
5	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
6	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
7	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 7	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
8	Bandar Lampung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
9	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 7	~50%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~20%
10	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~40%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
11	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~40%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~40%
12	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~40%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~40%
13	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 7	~40%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~40%
14	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~40%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
15	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~40%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
16	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 7	~40%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
17	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
18	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
19	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
20	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 7	~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
21	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 7	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
22	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 7	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
23	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
24	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
25	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
26	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
27	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~30%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~30%
28	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
29	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~20%
30	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
31	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 7	~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~20%
32	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~20%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~20%
33	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
34	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 7	~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
35	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 7	~10%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
36	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%
37	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%
38	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%
39	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%
40	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%
41	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 7	~10%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~10%
42	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 7	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
5	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
6	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
8	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity
9	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
10	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
12	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Zoo Opole	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
15	Cologne Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
17	Łódź Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
18	Plock Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
19	The Abilene Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Alligator Adventure	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
22	Entopia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
23	Exotarium Sosnowiec	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
24	Edward Youde Aviary	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
25	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
28	Cologne Zoo Aquarium	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
29	Ocean Park Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
30	Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity

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whipping frogs

Species in this group

File-eared Tree Frog

Spot-legged Tree Frog

Brown-Striped Tree Frog

Chunam Tree Frog

Common Tree Frog

Common Hourglass Tree Frog

Collett's Tree Frog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see whipping frogs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found