Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862) is a animal in the Leptodactylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862)

Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862)

Leptodactylus wagneri is a frog with sexually dimorphic size that lays eggs in foam nests, with tadpoles developing in water.

Genus
Leptodactylus
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862)

Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862) exhibits clear sexual size dimorphism: adult males reach a snout–vent length between 39 and 61 mm (1.5–2.4 inches), while adult females reach 52–82 mm (2.0–3.2 inches). For reproduction, females of this species lay their eggs in a foam nest, and the tadpoles complete their development in water.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Leptodactylidae Leptodactylus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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