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title: "Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog"
description: "Lithobates neovolcanicus — Płazy. The transverse volcanic leopard frog (Lithobates neovolcanicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau, Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/transverse-volcanic-leopard-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog

> Lithobates neovolcanicus — Płazy. The transverse volcanic leopard frog (Lithobates neovolcanicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau, Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates neovolcanicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 844
- Wikidata: [Q4668460](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4668460)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65997](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65997)

## Names

- en: Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog
- es: Rana leopardo neovolcánica

## Countries with the most observations

MX (582)

## Summary

The transverse volcanic leopard frog (Lithobates neovolcanicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau, Mexico. Its natural habitats are pine-oak forests and mesquite grasslands near lakes, pools or slow-flowing streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/transverse-volcanic-leopard-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ana Nuño · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84332073

## Machine access

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