Field frog
Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The field frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) is a species in the family Dicroglossidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the field frog
- Weight
- 7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 6.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 4 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1,560src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the field frog live?
Not recorded
What is the field frog?
Fejervarya limnocharis is a species of frog found in South East Asia and parts of Indochina. It is known under many common names, including Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex (after Boulenger) suggest that there may be multiple species involved.
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Is the field frog endangered?
The field 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. What the categories mean.
How is the field frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyDicroglossidae
- genusFejervarya
- SpeciesFejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Synonyms Dicroglossus limnocharis, Euphlyctis limnocharis, Fejervarya wasl, Limnonectes limnocharis, Rana limnocharis, Rana limnocharis, Rana limnocharis limnocharis, Rana lymnocharis, Rana wasl
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Alpine cricket frogEnglish
- Asian grass frogEnglish
- Asian grass frogEnglish
- Boie's wart frogEnglish
- Common pond frogEnglish
- Common pond frogEnglish
- Cricket frogEnglish
- Grass frogEnglish
- Grass frogEnglish
- Indian cricket frogEnglish
- Indian rice frogEnglish
- Indian rice frogEnglish
- Paddy frogEnglish
- Paddyfield frogEnglish
- Rice field frogEnglish
- Rice frogEnglish
- Terrestrial frogEnglish
- skokan rýžovištníCzech
- Südostasiatischer ReisfroschGerman
- Kodok tegalanIndonesian
- Katak TegalanIndonesian
- Rana delle risaie asiaticaItalian
- ヌマガエルJapanese
- ジャワヌマガエルJapanese
- 보이에사마귀개구리Korean
- Рисовая лягушкаRussian
- กบหนองThai
- NgóeVietnamese
- 澤蛙Chinese
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Relatives of the field frog
Other species in the same genus Fejervarya.
Crab-eating frog
Fejervarya cancrivora
Mangrove frog
Fejervarya moodiei
Luzon wart frog
Fejervarya vittigera
Chianjur wart frog
Fejervarya iskandari
Lantau wart frog
Fejervarya multistriata
Penang wart frog
Fejervarya pulla
CompareField frog vs Crab-eating frogField frog vs Mangrove frogField frog vs Luzon wart frogField frog vs Chianjur wart frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the field frog?
An adult field frog weighs 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the field frog endangered?
The field frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the field frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the field frog?
The field frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) belongs to the family Dicroglossidae 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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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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