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title: "Amazonas-Milchfrosch"
description: "Trachycephalus macrotis — Amphibien. Trachycephalus macrotis, also known as the Amazonian milk frog and known in Spanish as rana lechera de Pastaza, is a frog in the family Hylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/milk-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Amazonas-Milchfrosch

> Trachycephalus macrotis — Amphibien. Trachycephalus macrotis, also known as the Amazonian milk frog and known in Spanish as rana lechera de Pastaza, is a frog in the family Hylidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachycephalus macrotis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 2551
- iNaturalist taxon: [517297](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/517297)

## Names

- en: Milk Frog
- de: Amazonas-Milchfrosch
- es: Rana Gomosa Grande

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1041), PA (706), CO (454), EC (95), VE (48)

## Summary

Trachycephalus macrotis, also known as the Amazonian milk frog and known in Spanish as rana lechera de Pastaza, is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Peru and Ecuador. It has been observed between 225 and 925 m above sea level.

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

## Photo

![Amazonas-Milchfrosch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/milk-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ferhat Gundogdu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51646571

## Machine access

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