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title: "Lesser Swamp Frog"
description: "Limnonectes paramacrodon — Płazy. Limnonectes paramacrodon (commonly known as the masked swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/lesser-swamp-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Swamp Frog

> Limnonectes paramacrodon — Płazy. Limnonectes paramacrodon (commonly known as the masked swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.

- Scientific name: *Limnonectes paramacrodon*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 457
- Wikidata: [Q2244395](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2244395)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25924](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25924)

## Names

- en: Lesser Swamp Frog

## Countries with the most observations

ID (191), MY (69), SG (7), TH (5)

## Summary

Limnonectes paramacrodon (commonly known as the masked swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.
It is found in Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore, and southernmost Thailand), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia), and Natuna Besar.
Its natural habitats are lowland swamp forest areas with small rivers and streams. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Lesser Swamp Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-swamp-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220629339

## Machine access

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