Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898

Taxonomic Identification

This species is Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898.

Adult Size

Adult males of this frog measure 79.0 to 121.5 millimeters in snout-vent length, while adult females measure 61.2 to 107.7 millimeters.

Dorsal and Limb Coloration

The skin on its dorsum is light brown, with darker brown spots and bars on the legs.

Ventral and Facial Coloration

There is lighter-colored skin above the mouth, and its belly is also lighter in color.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, aquaculture ponds, sewage treatment areas, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.

Elevation and Protection Status

Scientists have recorded this frog in many protected areas, at elevations up to 1400 meters above sea level.

Reproductive Behavior

For reproduction, this frog lays its eggs in a foam nest that it hides among vegetation.

Tadpole Habitat

Its tadpoles swim in shallow, muddy-bottomed ponds.