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title: "Forrer's Grass Frog"
description: "Lithobates forreri — Amphibien. Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/forrer-s-grass-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Forrer's Grass Frog

> Lithobates forreri — Amphibien. Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates forreri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 1061
- Wikidata: [Q4674773](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4674773)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65985](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65985)

## Names

- en: Forrer's Grass Frog
- es: Rana leopardo de Forrer
- pt: Rana forreri

## Countries with the most observations

MX (327), CR (281), NI (48), SV (36), HN (23), GT (5)

## Summary

Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica. It is a widespread and common frog found in lowland and seasonal tropical forests. It can also adapt to man-made habitats such as flooded agricultural lands and other water content systems. Reproduction requires permanent pools and lagoons.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrer%27s_grass_frog

## Photo

![Forrer's Grass Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forrer-s-grass-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Spangler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151736

## Machine access

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