Forrer's grass frog
Lithobates forreri (Boulenger, 1883)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The forrer's grass frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the forrer's grass frog
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 11.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 100src 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 forrer's grass frog live?
Not recorded
What is the forrer's grass frog?
Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica. It is a widespread and common frog found in lowland and seasonal tropical forests. It can also adapt to man-made habitats such as flooded agricultural lands and other water content systems. Reproduction requires permanent pools and lagoons.
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Is the forrer's grass frog endangered?
The forrer's grass 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 forrer's grass frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusLithobates
- SpeciesLithobates forreri (Boulenger, 1883)
Synonyms Rana berlandieri forreri, Rana forreri, Rana halecina forreri
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Dry forest leopard frogEnglish
- Forrer's leopard frogEnglish
- Forrer's leopard frogEnglish
- skokan sonorskýCzech
- Rana de ForrerSpanish
- Rana del zacateSpanish
- Rana leopardo de ForrerSpanish
- Rana leopardo di ForrerItalian
- Прибрежная лягушкаRussian
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Relatives of the forrer's grass 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
CompareForrer's grass frog vs Northern leopard frogForrer's grass frog vs Chiricahua leopard frogForrer's grass frog vs Berlandier's frogForrer's grass frog vs Plains leopard frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the forrer's grass frog endangered?
The forrer's grass frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the forrer's grass frog?
The forrer's grass frog (Lithobates forreri) 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
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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