Sambava tomato frog
Dyscophus guineti (Grandidier, 1875)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The sambava tomato frog (Dyscophus guineti) is a species in the family Microhylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 145.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sambava tomato frog
- Weight
- 145.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 11.2 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the sambava tomato frog live?
Not recorded
What is the sambava tomato frog?
Dyscophus guineti, the false tomato frog or the Sambava tomato frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the sambava tomato frog endangered?
The sambava tomato 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 sambava tomato frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae
- genusDyscophus
- SpeciesDyscophus guineti (Grandidier, 1875)
Synonyms Discophus guineti, Kaloula guineti, Kalula guineti, Plectropus guineti
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- False tomato frogEnglish
- parosnička srdíčkováCzech
- Südlicher TomatenfroschGerman
- Rana Tomate de MadagascarSpanish
- ValetomaattisammakkoFinnish
- paradicsombékaHungarian
- サビトマトガエルJapanese
- Żaba pomidorowaPolish
- Rã-tomatePortuguese
- Винный узкоротRussian
Relatives of the sambava tomato frog
Other species in the same genus Dyscophus.
Tomato frog
Dyscophus antongilii
Antsouhy tomato frog
Dyscophus insularis
CompareSambava tomato frog vs Tomato frogSambava tomato frog vs Antsouhy tomato frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sambava tomato frog?
An adult sambava tomato frog weighs 145.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sambava tomato frog endangered?
The sambava tomato frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the sambava tomato frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the sambava tomato frog?
The sambava tomato frog (Dyscophus guineti) belongs to the family Microhylidae 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
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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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