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

# Tyrrhenian Painted Frog

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

- Scientific name: *Discoglossus sardus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 567
- Wikidata: [Q1811013](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811013)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24484](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24484)

## Names

- en: Tyrrhenian Painted Frog
- de: Sardischer scheibenzüngler
- es: Sapillo pintojo sardo
- fr: Discoglosse sarde
- nl: Sardijnse schijftongkikker
- pl: Ropuszka tyrreńska

## Countries with the most observations

FR (261), IT (186)

## Summary

The Tyrrhenian painted frog (Discoglossus sardus) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).
Endemic to the Tyrrhenian Sea basin, it is found in a handful of Western Mediterranean islands, namely Sardinia, Corsica, and the Tuscan Archipelago. A species with high stakes in terms of conservation, it is very similar to the related Corsican painted frog, Discoglossus montalentii, with whom it shares part of its habitat in Corsica.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It can be found from sea level up…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Crebassa Jason · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280496683

## Machine access

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