Darwin's frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Darwin's frog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinoderma darwinii
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Rhinodermatidae

Where does the Darwin's frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Darwin's frog in 2 countries and territories across South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Darwin's frog endangered?

The Darwin's frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Darwin's frog?

The Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Rhinodermatidae, genus Rhinoderma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Darwin's frog

Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), also called the Southern Darwin's frog, is a species of frog of the family Rhinodermatidae. It was discovered by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle on a trip to Chile. In 1841, French zoologist André Marie Constant Duméril and his assistant Gabriel Bibron described and named Darwin's frog. The diet of R. darwinii consists mostly of herbivore invertebrates. R. darwinii is currently classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Darwin's frog has an unusual method of brooding, in which the male will facilitate development of its tadpoles inside its vocal sac. This male brooding may make R. darwinii unique among extant frog species, as the only other frog that has this behavior is the R. rufum (northern Darwin's frog), which has been presumed extinct since 1981.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Darwin's frog (revision 1378601714), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q586567 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).