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Lesser swimming frog

Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The lesser swimming frog (Pseudis minuta) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 20.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser swimming frog (Pseudis minuta)
Photo: Raúl Maneyro · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser swimming frog

Weight
20.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 5.11 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
272 – 700src for Young per litter or clutch
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser swimming frog live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser swimming frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Pseudis minuta (common name: lesser swimming frog) is a species of aquatic frog in the family Hylidae. It is found in northeastern Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, and is likely to be found in southern Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Pseudis minuta” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pseudis_minuta&oldid=1314890383), 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 lesser swimming frog endangered?

The lesser swimming 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 lesser swimming frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyHylidae
  6. genusPseudis
  7. SpeciesPseudis minuta Günther, 1858

Synonyms Lysapsus mantidactyla, Lysapsus mantidactylus, Lysapsus mantidactylus, Podonectes minutus, Pseudis brasiliensis, Pseudis mantidactyla, Pseudis mantidactyla, Pseudis mantidactylus, Pseudis meridionalis, Pseudis minutus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Lesser swimming FroEnglish
  • žabinka dlouhoprstáCzech
  • Rana BoyadoraSpanish
  • Дарвинов псевдисRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lesser swimming frog

Other species in the same genus Pseudis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser swimming frog?

An adult lesser swimming frog weighs 20.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser swimming frog endangered?

The lesser swimming 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 lesser swimming frog?

The lesser swimming frog (Pseudis minuta) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_swimming_frog_2026,
  title = {Lesser swimming frog (Pseudis minuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-swimming-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}