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Windward ditch frog

Leptodactylus validus Garman, 1888

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The windward ditch frog (Leptodactylus validus) is a species in the family Leptodactylidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the windward ditch frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 5.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the windward ditch frog live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the windward ditch frog as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Grenada

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the windward ditch frog endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the windward ditch frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyLeptodactylidae
  6. genusLeptodactylus
  7. SpeciesLeptodactylus validus Garman, 1888

Synonyms Leptodactylus pallidirostris

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Kingston white-lipped frogEnglish
  • Smooth-skinned ditch frogEnglish
  • Windward Islands DitchfrogEnglish
  • hvízdalka grenadskáCzech
  • Sapito Rostro-palidoSpanish
  • Leptodactyle de LutzFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the windward ditch frog

Other species in the same genus Leptodactylus.

Crapaud

Leptodactylus fallax

LeptodactylidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern
Argus frog (Leptodactylus latrans)

Argus frog

Leptodactylus latrans

Leptodactylidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the windward ditch frog an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the windward ditch frog as introduced in 1 country: Grenada, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the windward ditch frog?

The windward ditch frog (Leptodactylus validus) belongs to the family Leptodactylidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Windward ditch frog (Leptodactylus validus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/windward-ditch-frog

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{windward_ditch_frog_2026,
  title = {Windward ditch frog (Leptodactylus validus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/windward-ditch-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}