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title: "Peter's Jungle Frog"
description: "Leptodactylus petersii — Amphibians. Leptodactylus petersii (common name: Peters' thin-toed frog, in Spanish sapito de Peters, i.e."
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# Peter's Jungle Frog

> Leptodactylus petersii — Amphibians. Leptodactylus petersii (common name: Peters' thin-toed frog, in Spanish sapito de Peters, i.e.

- Scientific name: *Leptodactylus petersii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 587
- Wikidata: [Q2212998](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2212998)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22985](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22985)

## Names

- en: Peter's Jungle Frog
- es: Sapito De Peters
- fr: Leptodactyle de Peters

## Countries with the most observations

GF (112), BO (84), BR (44), CO (7), PE (6), EC (4), SR (4)

## Summary

Leptodactylus petersii (common name: Peters' thin-toed frog, in Spanish sapito de Peters, i.e. "Peters' toadlet") is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found widely in the Guianas and the Amazon Basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). It has been confused with Leptodactylus podicipinus and Leptodactylus wagneri, complicating the interpretation of older records and accounts.

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

## Photo

![Peter's Jungle Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peter-s-jungle-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew J. Crawford · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109449864

## Machine access

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