---
title: "Browns' Leopard Frog"
description: "Lithobates brownorum — Anfíbios. Lithobates brownorum, commonly known as Browns' leopard frog, is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/browns-leopard-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Browns' Leopard Frog

> Lithobates brownorum — Anfíbios. Lithobates brownorum, commonly known as Browns' leopard frog, is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua.

- Scientific name: *Lithobates brownorum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1913
- Wikidata: [Q4670876](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4670876)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70725](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70725)

## Names

- en: Browns' Leopard Frog
- es: Rana leopardo

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1030), HN (255), BZ (195), GT (41), NI (26)

## Summary

Lithobates brownorum, commonly known as Browns' leopard frog, is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas in southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua. Its separateness from Lithobates berlandieri has been questioned but molecular data now supports the conclusion that it is a separate species.

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

## Photo

![Browns' Leopard Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/browns-leopard-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106087401

## Machine access

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