Leptodactylus fuscus

Leptodactylus fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Leptodactylus
Species:
L. fuscus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus fuscus
(Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Rana fusca Schneider, 1799
  • Rana typhonia Daudin, 1802
  • Rana sibilatrix Wied-Neuwied, 1824
  • Rana pachypus var. 2 Spix, 1824
  • Leptodactylus typhonia Fitzinger, 1826
  • Leptodactylus sibilatrix Fitzinger, 1826
  • Cystignathus typhonius Wagler, 1830
  • Cystignathus sibilatrix Wagler, 1830
  • Cystignathus schomburgkii Troschel, 1848
  • Cystignathus fuscus Günther, 1859 "1858"
  • Leptodactylus typhonius Boulenger, 1882
  • Leptodactylus raniformis Werner, 1899
  • Leptodactylus sibilator Müller, 1927
  • Leptodactylus sybilatrix Cei, 1950
  • Leptodactylus sybilator Cei, 1956
  • Leptodactylus fuscus Heyer, 1968

The rufous frog, South American white-lipped frog, fuscous foam frog, or lineated frog (Leptodactylus fuscus) is a frog. It lives in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, French Guiana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, and Bolivia. Scientists think it could also live in Peru.

Home

This frog lives in grassy places, marshes, towns, and forests that have had at least some trees cut down. Scientists saw the frog between 0 and 1750 meters above sea level. This frog is good at living in places that human beings have changed.

Scientists saw the frog many protected places. In Brazil, about 17 percent of these frogs live in protected parks.

Young

The male frogs call to the female frogs when it rains. The frog has young in holes that it digs in the ground in wet places and near lagoons. When water floods the burrows, the larvae swim out.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Rufous Frog: Leptodactylus fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T57129A3055788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57129A3055788.en. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ Michelle S. Koo, ed. (April 25, 2022). "Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 26, 2025.