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Card 70/142

Name

Discoglossus galganoi

Iberian painted frog

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Alytidae

Genus: Discoglossus

Species: galganoi

Habitat

Small rain puddles, spring spillways and backwater areas of streams, in open areas with abundant herbaceous vegetation.

Feeding

Carnivorous. Predator of small invertebrates.

Distribution

Iberian endemism distributed mainly in the western half of the Iberian Peninsula.

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC). The populations of the eastern peninsular are in regression and are included in the category of Near Threatened (NT).

Additional information

Pointed muzzle. Pupil in the shape of an inverted drop. Colouring variable, but usually spotted or striped.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Martínez-Solano, I. (2014). Sapillo pintojo ibérico - Discoglossus galganoi. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Salvador, A., Martínez-Solano, I. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. - Pleguezuelos J. M., R. Márquez y M. Lizana, (eds.) 2002. Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-Asociación Herpetológica Española (2ª impresión), Madrid, 587 pp. -Salvador A., Pleguezuelos J. M., Reques R. 2021. Guía de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Asociación Herpetológica Española. 345 pp. ISBN: 9788492199976