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Card 72/142

Name

Pelophylax perezi

Perez's frog, Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Ranidae

Genus: Pelophylax

Species: perezi

Habitat

Strictly aquatic species. It occupies all types of freshwater bodies, although it is mainly present in permanent environments.

Feeding

Predator

Distribution

Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Introduced in the Balearic and Canary Islands

Conservation status

Least Concern (LC), with stable population trend

Additional information

Smooth or almost smooth skin. Pupil horizontal or oval. Colouring generally greenish-brown with spots.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Egea-Serrano, A. (2014). Rana común – Pelophylax perezi. 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