Leptodactylus vastus

Leptodactylus vastus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Leptodactylidae
Genus:	Leptodactylus
Species:	L. vastus
Binomial name
Leptodactylus vastus Lutz, 1930
Synonyms [2]
Leptodactylus (Cavicola) vastus Lutz, 1930

Leptodactylus vastus, the northeastern pepper frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

Habitat

The adult frogs have been found in Cerrado and Caatinga biomes and in and near ponds and other bodies of water. Scientists have observed the frog between 153 and 537 meters above sea level. ^[1]

Scientists have found the frog in protected parks. ^[1]

Reproduction

This frog builds a foam nest for its eggs on the ground near water. The tadpoles develop in water. ^[1]

Threats

The IUCN classifies this species as least concern of extinction. ^[1]

Original description

• Heyer WR (2005). "variation and taxonomic clarification of the large species of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Middle America, Northern South America, and Amazonia". Arquivos de Zoologia. 37: 269–348.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Northern Pepper Frog: Leptodactylus troglodytes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T136081A135567896. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T136081A135567896.en . Retrieved December 1, 2025.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus troglodytes Lutz, 1930". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
3. Michelle S. Koo, ed. (June 4, 2023). "Leptodactylus vastus Lutz, 1930". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved December 1, 2025.