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title: "Sabinal Frog"
description: "Leptodactylus melanonotus — Amphibien. Leptodactylus melanonotus, known commonly as the Sabinal Frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sabinal-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sabinal Frog

> Leptodactylus melanonotus — Amphibien. Leptodactylus melanonotus, known commonly as the Sabinal Frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodactylus melanonotus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 2416
- Wikidata: [Q515686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515686)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22951](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22951)

## Names

- en: Sabinal Frog
- es: Ranita hojarasca

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1196), CR (203), NI (82), HN (78), EC (51), SV (35), BZ (34), PA (24), GT (10), CO (3)

## Summary

Leptodactylus melanonotus, known commonly as the Sabinal Frog, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found along coasts and in inland wetlands in Central America and northern South America.

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

## Photo

![Sabinal Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sabinal-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/275112751

## Machine access

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