Amazon river frog
Lithobates palmipes (Spix, 1824)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The amazon river frog (Lithobates palmipes) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 101 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the amazon river frog
- Weight
- 101 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 12.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3,468 – 6,750src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the amazon river frog live?
Not recorded
What is the amazon river frog?
The Amazon River frog (Lithobates palmipes) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that occurs in the northern and Amazonian South America east of the Andes (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Trinidad), with scattered records from northeastern Brazil. In Spanish, it is known as rana verde verdadera. Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests near permanent waterbodies. It is not considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is highly appreciated as food by the Ye'kwana of southeastern Venezuela.
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Is the amazon river frog endangered?
The amazon river frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the amazon river frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusLithobates
- SpeciesLithobates palmipes (Spix, 1824)
Synonyms Hylarana brevipalmata, Pohlia palmipes, Rana affinis, Rana clamata guianensis, Rana copii, Rana juninensis, Rana nigrilatus, Rana palmipes, Ranula affinis, Ranula brevipalmata, Ranula gollmeri, Ranula nigrilatus, Ranula palmipes
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- skokan jihoamerickýCzech
- Rana Verde VerdaderaSpanish
- Rana común del Río AmazonasSpanish
- Grenouille de SpixFrench
- Grenouille de l'AmazoneFrench
- Grenouille de Spix (La)French
- Южноамериканская лягушкаRussian
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Relatives of the amazon river frog
Other species in the same genus Lithobates.
Northern leopard frog
Lithobates pipiens
Chiricahua leopard frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Berlandier's frog
Lithobates berlandieri
Plains leopard frog
Lithobates blairi
Crawfish frog
Lithobates areolatus
Pickerel frog
Lithobates palustris
CompareAmazon river frog vs Northern leopard frogAmazon river frog vs Chiricahua leopard frogAmazon river frog vs Berlandier's frogAmazon river frog vs Plains leopard frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the amazon river frog?
An adult amazon river frog weighs 101 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the amazon river frog endangered?
The amazon river frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the amazon river frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the amazon river frog?
The amazon river frog (Lithobates palmipes) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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