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title: "Painted Antnest Frog"
description: "Lithodytes lineatus — Amphibians. Lithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/painted-antnest-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Painted Antnest Frog

> Lithodytes lineatus — Amphibians. Lithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Lithodytes lineatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1021
- Wikidata: [Q2210071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210071)
- iNaturalist taxon: [135111](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135111)

## Names

- en: Painted Antnest Frog
- es: Rana selvática listada
- fr: Lithodyte rayé
- pt: Leptodactylus lineatus

## Countries with the most observations

EC (437), PE (179), CO (157), BR (91), GF (62), BO (12), SR (7), GY (3)

## Summary

Lithodytes is a genus of frogs in the family of Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Lithodytes lineatus, also commonly known as the gold-striped frog or painted antnest frog. It is found in tropical South America where it lives in humid forests among the leaf litter. These frogs build foam nests at the edge of temporary pools, and the tadpoles develop within these. The frogs also associate with certain leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) and breed inside their nests without being attacked by the ants.

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

## Photo

![Painted Antnest Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-antnest-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: macro_biologist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187158877

## Machine access

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