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title: "Schijftongkikker"
description: "Discoglossus pictus — Amfibieën. Discoglossus pictus, the Mediterranean painted frog or simply painted frog, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mediterranean-painted-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schijftongkikker

> Discoglossus pictus — Amfibieën. Discoglossus pictus, the Mediterranean painted frog or simply painted frog, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).

- Scientific name: *Discoglossus pictus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 2627
- Wikidata: [Q1300163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300163)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24479)

## Names

- en: Mediterranean Painted Frog
- de: Gemalter Scheibenzüngler
- es: Sapillo Pintojo Mediterráneo
- fr: Discoglosse Peint
- nl: Schijftongkikker

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1132), ES (642), IT (294), DZ (218), MT (85), TN (67), MA (21)

## Summary

Discoglossus pictus, the Mediterranean painted frog or simply painted frog, is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).

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

## Photo

![Schijftongkikker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mediterranean-painted-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Pietro Maiorana Montes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163647354

## Machine access

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