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title: "Brauner Waldfrosch"
description: "Hylarana latouchii — Amphibien. Hylarana latouchii, also known as Kuatun frog, La Touche's frog, or broad-folded frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/latouche-s-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brauner Waldfrosch

> Hylarana latouchii — Amphibien. Hylarana latouchii, also known as Kuatun frog, La Touche's frog, or broad-folded frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.

- Scientific name: *Hylarana latouchii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 8843
- Wikidata: [Q704461](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704461)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65592](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65592)

## Names

- en: LaTouche's Frog
- de: Brauner Waldfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

TW (7226), CN (657), HK (312)

## Summary

Hylarana latouchii, also known as Kuatun frog, La Touche's frog, or broad-folded frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It was formerly placed in genus Rana. The specific name honours the collector of the type series: "Hylarana" latouchii was described by George Albert Boulenger based on three specimens collected by Irish ornithologist John D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China.
Hylarana latouchii is found in southern and eastern China and Taiwan. Frogs from Taiwan might represent a separate species different from the mainland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland…

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

## Photo

![Brauner Waldfrosch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/latouche-s-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33116561

## Machine access

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