Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
Summary 6
Leptodactylus melanonotus is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland,...
Habitat 7
Habitat
Lowland and montane forest (including dry forest) as well as open grassy areas and disturbed areas.
Identification 8
Adult
Species description based on Savage (2002). A medium-sized foamfrog (males to 45 mm, females to 55 mm). Mature males have a two conspicuous dark thumb spines.
Dorsal
The dorsal surface is brown, with some darker blotches or other markings. A dark bar or triangular-shaped mark is usually present on the head between the eyes. No dorsolateral folds are present in this species. The upper surfaces of the limbs are sometimes barred. Distinct white spots are present just under the mouth.
Concealed surfaces
The rear surfaces of the thighs are mottled brown and white.
Distinguishing characteristics
Most individuals have brown glands along the lower lateral surface and sometimes on the ventral surface as well.
Eye
The upper half of the eye is gold, darkening to brownish in the lower half.
Sources and Credits
- (c) John Clare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnclare/8058856347/
- (c) John Clare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnclare/8058854902/
- (c) 2011 James H. Harding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=370825&one=T
- (c) 2013 Adam G. Clause, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=577537&one=T
- (c) almis_leo, all rights reserved, uploaded by almis_leo
- Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodactylus_melanonotus
- (c) Myra Hughey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/12683090
- (c) Myra Hughey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/12683086
