painted frog

noun

Atelopus ebenoides (Huila stubfoot toad), of Colombia.

Meanings

nounpainted frog (plural painted frogs)

plural painted frogs

  1. Any of various frogs with colorful markings:
    1. Atelopus ebenoides (Huila stubfoot toad), of Colombia.
    2. Discoglossus pictus, of the Mediterranean.
    3. Discoglossus nigriventer (Hula painted frog), of Palestine.
    4. Kaloula pulchra (banded bull frog), of China.
    5. Neobatrachus pictus (painted stubby frog), of Australia.
    6. Neobatrachus sudelli (striped stubby frog), of Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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