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Dwarf Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus wagneri

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ecuador.January 9, February 4, March 3, April 18, May 8, June 9, July 4, August 2, September 6, October 2, November 34, December 2.
Ecuador101
Pastaza67
Napo10
Peru7
Zamora Chinchipe7
Morona Santiago6
San Martín5
Sucumbios5
Orellana5
Colombia2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilySouthern Frogs · Leptodactylidae
GenusNeotropical Grass Frogs · Leptodactylus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dwarf Jungle Frog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.