Darwin's frog
Rhinoderma darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
The darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is a species in the family Rhinodermatidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 30 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the darwin's frog
- Weight
- 30 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 3.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 22 – 41src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the darwin's frog live?
Not recorded
What is the darwin's frog?
Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), also called the Southern Darwin's frog, is a species of frog of the family Rhinodermatidae. It was discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle on a trip to Chile. In 1841, French zoologist André Marie Constant Duméril and his assistant Gabriel Bibron described and named Darwin's frog. The diet of R. darwinii consists mostly of herbivore invertebrates. R. darwinii is currently classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Darwin's frog has an unusual method of brooding, in which the male will facilitate development of its tadpoles inside its vocal sac. This male brooding may make R. darwinii unique among extant frog species, as the only other frog that has this behavior is the R. rufum (northern Darwin's frog), which has been presumed extinct since 1981.
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Is the darwin's frog endangered?
The darwin's frog is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species.
How is the darwin's frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRhinodermatidae
- genusRhinoderma
- SpeciesRhinoderma darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Synonyms Bombinator darwinii, Rhinoderma darwinii angulata, Rhinoderma darwinii lateralis, Rhinoderma darwinii picta, Rhinoderma darwinii unicolor
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Darwin’s frogEnglish
- Darwin’s frogEnglish
- Southern Darwin's frogEnglish
- ضفدع داروينArabic
- xaronca de darwinAsturian
- nosatka DarwinovaCzech
- Darwin-NasenfroschGerman
- Rana NarigonaSpanish
- Ranita de DarwinSpanish
- Sapito ParteroSpanish
- Sapito VaqueroSpanish
- Rhinoderme de DarwinFrench
- ダーウィンハナガエルJapanese
- Gardłoród DarwinaPolish
- Ринодерма ДарвинаRussian
- Darwin kurbağasıTurkish
- 達爾文蛙Chinese
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Relatives of the darwin's frog
Other species in the same genus Rhinoderma.
Chile Darwin's frog
Rhinoderma rufum
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the darwin's frog?
An adult darwin's frog weighs 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the darwin's frog endangered?
The darwin's frog is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What does the darwin's frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the darwin's frog?
The darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) belongs to the family Rhinodermatidae 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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