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Moroccan painted frog

Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi) is a species in the family Alytidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi)
Photo: Roberto García-Roa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the moroccan painted frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 7 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1,000src 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 moroccan painted frog live?

Not recorded

What is the moroccan painted frog?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Discoglossus scovazzi, the Moroccan painted frog, in French discoglosse peint or discoglosse à ventre blanc, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae. It is found in Morocco and the Spanish North African enclaves Ceuta and Melilla.

From the Wikipedia article “Discoglossus scovazzi” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Discoglossus_scovazzi&oldid=1384161709), 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 moroccan painted frog endangered?

The moroccan 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

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How is the moroccan painted frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyAlytidae
  6. genusDiscoglossus
  7. SpeciesDiscoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878

Synonyms Discoglossus pictus scovazzi

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Discoglosse peintEnglish
  • Marokko-ScheibenzünglerGerman
  • Marokkanischer ScheibenzünglerGerman
  • Sapillo pintojo MarroquiSpanish
  • Sapillo Pintojo MarroquíSpanish
  • Discoglosse PeintFrench
  • Discoglosse À Ventre BlancFrench
  • Discoglosse du MarocFrench
  • marokkói korongnyelvűbékaHungarian
  • Discoglosso marocchinoItalian
  • スペインミミナシガエルJapanese
  • Marokkaanse schijftongkikkerDutch

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Relatives of the moroccan painted frog

Other species in the same genus Discoglossus.

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Common questions

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Is the moroccan painted frog endangered?

The moroccan painted 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 moroccan painted frog?

The moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi) belongs to the family Alytidae in the order Anura.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moroccan-painted-frog

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“Moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moroccan-painted-frog.

BibTeX
@misc{moroccan_painted_frog_2026,
  title = {Moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moroccan-painted-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}