Leptodactylus leptodactyloides

Leptodactylus leptodactyloides
Amapá, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Leptodactylus
Species:	L. leptodactyloides
Binomial name
Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus leptodactyloidesAndersson, 1945

Leptodactylus leptodactyloides is a species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. Its local name is sapito leptodactilo ("slender-fingered toadlet"). It is found in the greater Amazon Basin and the Guianas (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Male Leptodactylus leptodactyloides grow to a snout–vent length of 28–48 mm (1.1–1.9 in) and females to 35–57 mm (1.4–2.2 in). ^[3]

Habitat

This frog lives in Amazonia biomes. People see it in savanna, the edges of forests, and in primary and secondary forest. This frog has shown some tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance, and people see it in gardens and farms. Scientists have observed this frog between 15 and 400 meters above sea level. ^[1]

Scientists have reported the frog in protected places. ^[1]

Reproduction

This frog builds a foam nest for its eggs. The female frog has shown parental care: If the tadpoles deplete the food in one pool of water, she will dig a channel to another. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern. In some parts of its range, the frog may be in some danger from habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Common Thin-Toed Frog: Leptodactylus leptodactyloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T57140A85886282. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57140A85886282.en . Retrieved December 3, 2025.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptodactylus leptodactyloides (Andersson, 1945)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
3. Heyer, W. R. (1994). "Variation within the Leptodactylus podicipinus–wagneri complex of frogs (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 546 (546): 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.546.i.