Dark-spotted frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus (Hallowell, 1861)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The dark-spotted frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 56.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the dark-spotted frog
- Weight
- 56.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 9.08 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 15 years
- Main food
- arthropods, leaves, vertebratessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 600 – 5,000src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dark-spotted frog live?
Not recorded
What is the dark-spotted frog?
Pelophylax nigromaculatus (formerly Rana nigromaculata), is a species of true frog found in East Asia, first described in 1861. This widespread and common frog has many common names, including dark-spotted frog, black-spotted pond frog, and black-spotted frog.
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Is the dark-spotted frog endangered?
The dark-spotted 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 dark-spotted frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusPelophylax
- SpeciesPelophylax nigromaculatus (Hallowell, 1861)
Synonyms Hoplobatrachus davidi, Hoplobatrachus reinhardtii, Hylarana nigromaculata, Pelophylax nigromaculata, Rana esculenta japonica, Rana esculenta nigromaculata, Rana esculenta var. nigromaculata, Rana marmorata, Rana nigromaculata, Rana nigromaculata nigromaculata, Rana nigromaculata reinhardtii, Rana nigromaculata schybanovi, Rana reinhardtii
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Black-spotted frogEnglish
- Black-spotted pond frogEnglish
- Black-spotted pond frogEnglish
- Black-spotted pond frogEnglish
- ضفدع داكن النقطArabic
- skokan černoskvrnnýCzech
- SchwarzpunktfroschGerman
- Chinesischer TeichfroschGerman
- Schwarzgefleckter TeichfroschGerman
- SchwarztupfenfroschGerman
- Rana a macchie nereItalian
- Tonosama-GaeruJapanese
- トノサマガエルJapanese
- 참개구리Korean
- Cham GeguriKorean
- Rã-de-pintas-pretasPortuguese
- Чернопятнистая лягушкаRussian
- Chernopyatnistaya LyagushkaRussian
- црно-пегава жабаSerbian
- 黑斑侧褶蛙Chinese
- 黑斑側褶蛙Chinese
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Relatives of the dark-spotted frog
Other species in the same genus Pelophylax.
Marsh frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Pool frog
Pelophylax lessonae
Perez's frog
Pelophylax perezi
Epirus water frog
Pelophylax epeiroticus
Sahara frog
Pelophylax saharicus
Balkan frog
Pelophylax shqipericus
CompareDark-spotted frog vs Marsh frogDark-spotted frog vs Pool frogDark-spotted frog vs Perez's frogDark-spotted frog vs Epirus water frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dark-spotted frog?
An adult dark-spotted frog weighs 56.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dark-spotted frog endangered?
The dark-spotted frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the dark-spotted frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods, leaves and vertebrates.
What kind of animal is the dark-spotted frog?
The dark-spotted frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) 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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