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Smoky Jungle Frog
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Smoky Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSmoky Jungle Frog
DutchReuzenfluitkikker
SpanishRana Ternero
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLeptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)

About this species

The smoky jungle frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

It is found in northern South America as well as parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and aquaculture ponds.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyLeptodactylidae
GenusLeptodactylus

In Suriname

137Records in Suriname
34iNaturalist observations
1860First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini26
  • Brokopondo21
  • Para6
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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