---
title: "Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog"
description: "Eleutherodactylus nitidus — Amfibieën. Eleutherodactylus nitidus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/peters-shiny-peeping-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog

> Eleutherodactylus nitidus — Amfibieën. Eleutherodactylus nitidus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Eleutherodactylus nitidus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 671
- Wikidata: [Q3012089](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3012089)
- iNaturalist taxon: [22540](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/22540)

## Names

- en: Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog
- es: Rana fisgona deslumbrante

## Countries with the most observations

MX (407)

## Summary

Eleutherodactylus nitidus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peters-shiny-peeping-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101245734

## Machine access

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