Leptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The smoky jungle frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.
It is found in northern South America as well as parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and aquaculture ponds.
Wikipedia contributors, Smoky jungle frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:55:19.365433+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)
- Name authority
- (Laurenti, 1768)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Leptodactylidae
- Genus
- Leptodactylus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyLeptodactylidae Werner, 1896
- subfamilyLeptodactylinae Werner, 1896
- genusLeptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826
- speciesLeptodactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean White-lipped FrogLeptodactylus albilabris (Günther, 1859) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus colombiensis Heyer, 1994 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus cunicularius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus didymus Heyer, García-Lopez & Cardoso, 1996 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus diedrus Heyer, 1994 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus discodactylus Boulenger, 1884 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus flavopictus Lutz, 1926 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican White-lipped FrogLeptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus furnarius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978 | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leptodactylus gracilis (Duméril & Bibron, 1840) | LeptodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cystignathus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Leptodactylus goliath Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus macroblepharus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 | synonym |
| Rana coriacea Spix, 1824 Spix, 1824 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus pentadactylus dengleri Melin, 1941 Melin, 1941 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus pentadactylus pentadactylus (Laurenti, 1768) (Laurenti, 1768) | synonym |
| Rana pentadactyla Laurenti, 1768 Laurenti, 1768 | synonym |
| Leptodactylus pentadactylus rubidoides Andersson, 1945 Andersson, 1945 | synonym |
| Rana pachypus bilineata Mayer, 1835 Mayer, 1835 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=207772 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TN6X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.