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Iberian painted frog

Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species in the family Alytidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 21.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi)
Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the iberian painted frog

Weight
21.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 8 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9 years
Main food
arthropods, vertebratessrc for Main food
Habitat
forest, freshwater, grassland, shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
300 – 1,500src 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

What eats the iberian painted frog?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the iberian painted frog

1 on record

  1. Viperine snake Natrix maura3 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • Salvador A. (Ed.). 1998. Fauna Iberica Vol. 10. Reptiles. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales & Consejo Superior de Investicaciones Cientificas, Madrid.
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84403947
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229899720

Where does the iberian painted frog live?

Not recorded

What is the iberian painted frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Portugal and Spain, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Iberian painted frog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iberian_painted_frog&oldid=1374541248), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the iberian painted frog endangered?

The iberian painted frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 iberian painted frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyAlytidae
  6. genusDiscoglossus
  7. SpeciesDiscoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985

Synonyms Discoglossus galganoi galganoi, Discoglossus galganoi jeanneae, Discoglossus hispanicus, Discoglossus jeanneae

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Spanish painted frogEnglish
  • West Iberian painted frogEnglish
  • West Iberian painted frogEnglish
  • sapu pintuAsturian
  • granota pintada ibèricaCatalan
  • žabka iberskáCzech
  • diskoglosus španělskýCzech
  • Iberischer ScheibenzünglerGerman
  • Iberischen ScheibenzüglerGerman
  • Sapillo Pintojo IbéricoSpanish
  • Sapillo Pintojo MeridionalSpanish
  • itäiberiankirjosammakkoFinnish
  • Discoglosse de GalganoFrench
  • Sapo pintoGalician
  • Sapo raxadoGalician
  • ibériai korongnyelvűbékaHungarian
  • Discoglosso IbericoItalian
  • イベリアミミナシガエルJapanese
  • Zuid-Spaanse SchijftongkikkerDutch
  • Iberische schijftongkikkerDutch
  • DiscoglossoPortuguese
  • Rã-de-focinho-pontiagudoPortuguese
  • Sapinho SarapintadoPortuguese
  • Корсиканская дискоязычная лягушкаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the iberian painted frog

Other species in the same genus Discoglossus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the iberian painted frog?

An adult iberian painted frog weighs 21.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the iberian painted frog endangered?

The iberian painted frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the iberian painted frog eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.

What kind of animal is the iberian painted frog?

The iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) belongs to the family Alytidae in the order Anura.

What eats the iberian painted frog?

Animals recorded preying on the iberian painted frog include viperine snake. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{iberian_painted_frog_2026,
  title = {Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iberian-painted-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}