Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885) is a animal in the Ranidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)

Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)

Pelophylax perezi, commonly called Perez's frog, is a widespread Ranidae species native to southwestern Europe and introduced to several nearby regions.

Family
Genus
Pelophylax
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)

Perez's frog, whose scientific name is Pelophylax perezi, has several other common names: Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog, and Coruna frog. It is a member of the true frog family Ranidae. This species is native to southern France, Portugal, and Spain, and has been introduced to the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Madeira, the United Kingdom, and the Azores. Across the Iberian Peninsula, Perez's frog is widespread and common. Its natural habitats include 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. The International Union for Conservation of Nature does not classify this species as threatened.

Photo: (c) Tiago Carrapiço, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tiago Carrapiço · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Pelophylax

More from Ranidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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