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title: "Cuvier’s Foam Frog"
description: "Physalaemus cuvieri — Anfibi. Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cuvier-s-foam-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cuvier’s Foam Frog

> Physalaemus cuvieri — Anfibi. Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Physalaemus cuvieri*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1555
- Wikidata: [Q2239237](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2239237)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23144](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23144)

## Names

- en: Cuvier’s Foam Frog
- de: Cuviers Pfeiffrosch

## Countries with the most observations

BR (849), AR (44), BO (29), PY (13)

## Summary

Physalaemus cuvieri is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly also Bolivia, Guyana, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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

## Photo

![Cuvier’s Foam Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cuvier-s-foam-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tsssss · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270092048

## Machine access

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