Tomato frog
Dyscophus antongilii Grandidier, 1877
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii) is a species in the family Microhylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 105 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the tomato frog
- Weight
- 105 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 11 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1,250src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the tomato frog live?
Not recorded
What is the tomato frog?
Dyscophus antongilii, the Madagascar tomato frog, or simply tomato frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
From the Wikipedia article “Dyscophus antongilii” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyscophus_antongilii&oldid=1381393017), 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 tomato frog endangered?
The 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.
How is the tomato frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae
- genusDyscophus
- SpeciesDyscophus antongilii Grandidier, 1877
Synonyms Discophus antongili, Discophus antongilii, Dyscophus antongilii pallidus, Dyscophus insularis antongilii, Dyscophus insularis pallidus, Dyscophus insularis var. antongilii, Dyscophus insularis var. pallidus, Dyscophus sanguineus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- parosnička rajskáCzech
- Roter TomatenfroschGerman
- TomatenfroschGerman
- grenouille tomateFrench
- crapaud rouge de MadagascarFrench
- アカトマトガエルJapanese
- Piękniś pomidorowyPolish
- томатный узкоротRussian
Relatives of the tomato frog
Other species in the same genus Dyscophus.
Sambava tomato frog
Dyscophus guineti
Antsouhy tomato frog
Dyscophus insularis
CompareTomato frog vs Sambava tomato frogTomato frog vs Antsouhy tomato frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tomato frog?
An adult tomato frog weighs 105 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tomato frog endangered?
The tomato frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the tomato frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the tomato frog?
The tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii) 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
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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