# Where Do Tomato Frogs Live?

> Where tomato frogs live: Rainforest floor, swamps, and ditches, native range cues, and human overlap. Status Least Concern.

- **Species:** Tomato Frog (*Dyscophus antongilii*)
- **Conservation status:** Least Concern
- **Diet:** Carnivore (insects, worms, small invertebrates)
- **Habitat:** Rainforest floor, swamps, and ditches
- **Lifespan:** 6–8 years, longer in captivity
- **Canonical HTML:** https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/tomato-frog/where-do-tomato-frog-live/
- **Parent profile:** https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/tomato-frog/
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-07-16

## Quick answer

The tomato frog is a round, brightly colored frog found only in Madagascar, named for the deep red-orange skin of the females. When threatened it puffs up and can ooze a sticky, irritating secretion that gums up a predator's mouth. Tomato frogs are burrowing ambush hunters that can live around 6 to 8 years, and longer in captivity.

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## Behavior and defense

Tomato frogs are mostly nocturnal and spend the day partly buried in soil or leaf litter, emerging at night to feed. Their bright color warns predators that they are unpleasant to eat. If grabbed, a tomato frog puffs itself up to look larger and secretes a thick, sticky substance from its skin that can glue up a predator's mouth and cause irritation.

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