Rhacophoridae (Old World Tree Frogs)

Family

Old World Tree Frogs

Rhacophoridae

125 species in our catalog · found in 60 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyRhacophoridae (Old World Tree Frogs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

File-eared Tree Frog

Polypedates otilophus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Spot-legged Tree Frog

Polypedates megacephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Brown-Striped Tree Frog

Polypedates macrotis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Mossy Bush Frog

Philautus macroscelis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Harlequin Tree Frog

Rhacophorus pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Common Tree Frog

Polypedates leucomystax

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Grey Foam-nest Treefrog

Chiromantis xerampelina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chunam Tree Frog

Polypedates maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Wallace's Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Peter's Tree Frog

Nyctixalus pictus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Common Hourglass Tree Frog

Polypedates cruciger

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Collett's Tree Frog

Polypedates colletti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chinese Flying Frog

Zhangixalus dennysi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Orlov's Treefrog

Rhacophorus orlovi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ota's stream tree frog

Buergeria otai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Green Bush Frog

Philautus bunitus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog

Kurixalus chaseni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Golden-legged Bush Frog

Philautus aurantium

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dotted Bubble-nest Frog

Theloderma albopunctatum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Keira's shrub frog

Raorchestes keirasabinae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus cuspis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

False Malabar Gliding Frog

Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Brown Tree Frog

Leptomantis harrissoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Malabar Gliding Frog

Rhacophorus malabaricus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog

Taruga longinasus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Beddome's Bush Frog

Raorchestes beddomii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vietnamese Bug-eyed Frog

Theloderma vietnamense

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Forest Green Treefrog

Zhangixalus arboreus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Masked Tree Frog

Leptomantis angulirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Common Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus popularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ponmudi Bush Frog

Raorchestes ponmudi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Schneider's shrub frog

Pseudophilautus schneideri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Moltrecht's Green Tree Frog

Zhangixalus moltrechti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vietnamese Mossy Frog

Theloderma corticale

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Schlegel's Green Tree Frog

Zhangixalus schlegelii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dulit Flying Frog

Zhangixalus dulitensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hollow-snouted Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus cavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Variable Bush Frog

Raorchestes akroparallagi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Waynad bush frog

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fea's Flying Tree Frog

Zhangixalus feae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Green-eyed Bush Frog

Raorchestes chlorosomma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Grubby Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus sordidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Kajika Frog

Buergeria buergeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Annam Flying Frog

Rhacophorus annamensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Karin Bubble-nest Frog

Raorchestes parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nongkhor Asian Treefrog

Chiromantis nongkhorensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Resplendent Shrubfrog

Raorchestes resplendens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

winged gliding frog

Rhacophorus lateralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cloud Bush Frog

Philautus nephophilus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orange-canthal Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus stictomerus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Kodaikanal Bush Frog

Raorchestes dubois

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Griet's Bush Frog

Raorchestes griet

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dull-green Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus viridis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Reticulate tree frog

Pseudophilautus reticulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cheeky Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus procax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Munnar Bush Frog

Raorchestes munnarensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Side-striped Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus pleurotaenia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leaf-dwelling Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus folicola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Western Tree Frog

Polypedates occidentalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Poppy's Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus poppiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Showing the 60 most likely of 125 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Tree Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	25	>90%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~40%
	Sharp-snouted Shrub Frog			~30%
	Sharp-snout Saddled Tree Frog			~30%
	Common Shrub Frog			~30%
	Schneider's shrub frog			~30%
	Hollow-snouted Shrub Frog			~20%
	Grubby Shrub Frog			~20%
	Orange-canthal Shrub Frog			~20%
	Reticulate tree frog			~20%
	🐸 Cheeky Shrub Frog			~20%
	Side-striped Shrub Frog			~20%
	Leaf-dwelling Shrub Frog			~20%
	+13 more at the park page…
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	16	>90%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~80%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~50%
	Harlequin Tree Frog			~50%
	Wallace's Flying Frog			~50%
	Brown Tree Frog			~30%
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			~30%
	Dulit Flying Frog			~30%
	Peter's Tree Frog			~20%
	Charming Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
	Malaysian Flying Frog			~10%
	Hose's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	+4 more at the park page…
3	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	20	>90%
	Mossy Bush Frog			~50%
	Peter's Tree Frog			~40%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~40%
	Green Bush Frog			~40%
	Golden-legged Bush Frog			~30%
	Masked Tree Frog			~30%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
	Cloud Bush Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~20%
	Peters' Bubble-Nest Frog			~10%
	Borneo Flying Frog			~10%
	Harlequin Tree Frog			~10%
	+8 more at the park page…
4	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	9	~90%
	Chinese Flying Frog			~40%
	Orlov's Treefrog			~40%
	Dotted Bubble-nest Frog			~30%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
	Vietnamese Mossy Frog			~30%
	Black-webbed Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Hainan Frilled Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Karin Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Serrate-legged Treefrog			Insufficient data
5	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	12	~90%
	False Malabar Gliding Frog			~30%
	Beddome's Bush Frog			~30%
	Green-eyed Bush Frog			~20%
	Resplendent Shrubfrog			~20%
	Kodaikanal Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Griet's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Munnar Bush Frog			~20%
	Sushil's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Ponmudi Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Ghats Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Malabar Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Jayaram's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
6	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	7	~90%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~60%
	Vietnamese Bug-eyed Frog			~30%
	Annam Flying Frog			~20%
	Nongkhor Asian Treefrog			~20%
	Two-striped Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Hansen's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Inger's Tree Frog			Insufficient data
7	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	12	~80%
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			~30%
	Harlequin Tree Frog			~30%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
	Peter's Tree Frog			~10%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~10%
	Dulit Flying Frog			~10%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~10%
	Brown Tree Frog			~10%
	Bornean Opposite-fingered Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Charming Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Hose's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
8	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	7	~80%
	Keira's shrub frog			~30%
	Ponmudi Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Variable Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Waynad bush frog			Insufficient data
	Western Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Beddome's Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Pleasent bush frog			Insufficient data
9	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5	~80%
	Common Tree Frog			~40%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~30%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~20%
	Harlequin Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Gunung Mulu Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
10	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	9	~80%
	Malabar Gliding Frog			~30%
	winged gliding frog			Insufficient data
	Western Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Waynad bush frog			Insufficient data
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Variable Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Southern Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Chari's bush frog			Insufficient data
	Amboli Bush Frog			Insufficient data
11	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	6	~70%
	Common Tree Frog			~50%
	Wallace's Flying Frog			~20%
	Malayan Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	Burmese Bug-Eyed Frog			Insufficient data
	Rhacophorus norhayatii			Insufficient data
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			Insufficient data
12	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	~70%
	Collett's Tree Frog			~40%
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			~40%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Harlequin Tree Frog			Insufficient data
13	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	9	~70%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			~30%
	File-eared Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Tree Frog			~10%
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			~10%
	Peter's Tree Frog			~10%
	Harlequin Tree Frog			~10%
	Brown Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Malaysian Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Banded Tree Frog			Insufficient data
14	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~70%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~50%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			~30%
	Common Shrub Frog			Insufficient data
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	8	~60%
	Fea's Flying Tree Frog			~20%
	Karin Bubble-nest Frog			~20%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~10%
	🐸 Longchuan Bubble-Nest Frog			~10%
	Red-webbed Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Burmese Bubble-Nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Orange Bushfrog			Insufficient data
	🐸 Mengla small treefrog			Insufficient data
16	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	9	~60%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
	Peter's Tree Frog			~10%
	Bengkulu Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Malaya Bug-Eyed Frog			Insufficient data
	Malayan Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	Peters' Bubble-Nest Frog			Insufficient data
	White-backed Bug-eyed Frog			Insufficient data
	Indonesian Parachuting Frog			Insufficient data
17	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4	~60%
	Ota's stream tree frog			~40%
	Moltrecht's Green Tree Frog			~30%
	Robust Kajika Frog			Insufficient data
	Eiffinger's Tree Frog			Insufficient data
18	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	~60%
	Forest Green Treefrog			~30%
	Schlegel's Green Tree Frog			~30%
	Kajika Frog			~20%
19	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	~60%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
	Brown-Striped Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Java Bubble-Nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Peter's Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Kurintji Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	Chasen's Frilled Tree Frog			Insufficient data
20	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	9	~50%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~30%
	Red-webbed Treefrog			~10%
	Nongkhor Asian Treefrog			~10%
	Protruded-vent Treefrog			~10%
	Two-striped Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Black-webbed Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Karin Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Boulenger's Bushfrog			Insufficient data
	Tonkin Bug-eyed Frog			Insufficient data
21	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~50%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~50%
22	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	7	~50%
	Malabar Gliding Frog			Insufficient data
	Waynad bush frog			Insufficient data
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Ponmudi Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Variable Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Cross-backed Bush Frog			Insufficient data
	Kudremukh Bush Frog			Insufficient data
23	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	~50%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
	Malayan Flying Frog			Insufficient data
	Boulenger's Bushfrog			Insufficient data
	Malayan Slender Tree Frog			Insufficient data
24	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	~50%
	Dull-green Shrub Frog			Insufficient data
	Ferguson's Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Saddled Tree frog			Insufficient data
	Round-snout pygmy frog			Insufficient data
25	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~50%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~50%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~50%
27	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	~50%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~20%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Polonnaruwa Shrub Frog			Insufficient data
	Ferguson's Tree Frog			Insufficient data
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~50%
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~40%
30	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~40%
31	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	~40%
	Spot-legged Tree Frog			~20%
	Tonkin Bug-eyed Frog			~10%
	Karin Bubble-nest Frog			Insufficient data
	Serrate-legged Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Red-webbed Treefrog			Insufficient data
32	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~40%
	Chunam Tree Frog			~40%
	Common Hourglass Tree Frog			Insufficient data
33	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~40%
34	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			~30%
35	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~30%
36	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
37	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Common Tree Frog			Insufficient data
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~30%
39	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
40	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~20%
41	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~20%
42	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
43	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
44	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Giant Treefrog			Insufficient data
45	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~20%
46	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
47	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Giant Treefrog			Insufficient data
48	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~10%
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
49	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Ponmudi Bush Frog			Insufficient data
50	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Common Tree Frog			Insufficient data
51	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
52	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
53	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			~10%
54	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	🐸 Sulawesi Tree Frog			Insufficient data
55	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
56	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
57	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
58	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Grey Foam-nest Treefrog			Insufficient data
59	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Chunam Tree Frog			Insufficient data
60	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog			Insufficient data