Perez's frog
| Perez's frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. perezi |
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| Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana perezi López-Seoane, 1885 | |
The Perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi), also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog or Coruna frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is native to southern France, Portugal, Spain, and has been introduced to the Canary and Balearic Islands,[1][2][3] Madeira, the United Kingdom,[1][3] and the Azores.[1] In the Iberian Peninsula it is widespread and common.[1]
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and urban areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pelophylax perezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58692A89704409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58692A89704409.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Pelophylax perezi Iberian Green Frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.