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title: "Criolla Frog"
description: "Leptodactylus latrans — Amphibians. Leptodactylus latrans is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/criolla-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Criolla Frog

> Leptodactylus latrans — Amphibians. Leptodactylus latrans is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodactylus latrans*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 674
- Wikidata: [Q2238202](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2238202)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70710](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70710)

## Names

- en: Criolla Frog
- de: Augenpfeifer
- fr: Leptodactyle ocellé
- pt: Leptodactylus ocellatus

## Countries with the most observations

BR (402)

## Summary

Leptodactylus latrans is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is native to much of South America east of the Andes, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has many common names, including rana criolla, sapo-rana llanero, butter frog, argus frog, and lesser foam frog.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodactylus_latrans

## Photo

![Criolla Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/criolla-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287201684

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/criolla-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).