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title: "Iberian Painted Frog"
description: "Discoglossus galganoi — Anfibi. The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/iberian-painted-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberian Painted Frog

> Discoglossus galganoi — Anfibi. The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).

- Scientific name: *Discoglossus galganoi*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2797
- Wikidata: [Q1518297](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1518297)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24480](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24480)

## Names

- en: Iberian Painted Frog
- de: Iberischer Scheibenzüngler
- es: Sapillo Pintojo Ibérico
- fr: Discoglosse de Galgano
- nl: Iberische schijftongkikker
- pt: Rã-de-focinho-pontiagudo

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1456), PT (1234)

## Summary

The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Portugal and Spain, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Iberian Painted Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/iberian-painted-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Pablo Galván Mateos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324036436

## Machine access

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