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title: "Blyth's River Frog"
description: "Limnonectes blythii — Anfibi. Blyth's river frog (Limnonectes blythii), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blyth-s-river-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blyth's River Frog

> Limnonectes blythii — Anfibi. Blyth's river frog  (Limnonectes blythii), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia).

- Scientific name: *Limnonectes blythii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1313
- Wikidata: [Q2702010](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2702010)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25938](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25938)

## Names

- en: Blyth's River Frog
- de: Blyths Flussfrosch
- es: Rana Ribereña Gigante Asiática
- nl: Blyth's River Frog

## Countries with the most observations

TH (310), MY (187), SG (114), ID (67), MM (3)

## Summary

Blyth's river frog  (Limnonectes blythii), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). Earlier records from Laos and Vietnam are considered misidentifications.

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

## Photo

![Blyth's River Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blyth-s-river-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8463009

## Machine access

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