Amazon Leaf Frog, Lithodytes
(Leptodactylus) lineatus is known from Trinidad on the basis of MCZ 6033,
collected by Richard Decker, probably in 1919. It is a cryptozoic frog that
reaches a maximum size of 47-52 mm, females are larger than males. The coloration
makes it a highly distinctive species. The Amazon Leaf Frog has an orange stripe
that starts at the tip of the snout and extends to the groin. The limbs are tan
with dark spots on the proximal part of the thigh and black dorsal coloration
with a slight tan coloring. It has red spots on the posterior surfaces of
thighs and there is a large red spot on the groin. The iris is copper to bronze
with fine black reticulations. It is often associated with ant nets.
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