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title: "Mustached Frog"
description: "Leptodactylus mystacinus — Amfibieën. Leptodactylus mystacinus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mustached-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mustached Frog

> Leptodactylus mystacinus — Amfibieën. Leptodactylus mystacinus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Leptodactylus mystacinus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 712
- Wikidata: [Q2702981](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2702981)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22956](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22956)

## Names

- en: Mustached Frog
- de: Schnurrbartpfeifer
- es: Rana de bigotes

## Countries with the most observations

BR (278), AR (156), UY (127), BO (16), PY (8)

## Summary

Leptodactylus mystacinus is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is found in eastern Bolivia and eastwards to Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay and southwards to central Argentina. It is also known as the mustached frog.

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

## Photo

![Mustached Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mustached-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francisco de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248453198

## Machine access

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