Biology:Cretan frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Cretan frog
Benny Trapp Pelophylax cretensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
P. cretensis
Binomial name
Pelophylax cretensis
(Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994)
Synonyms
Rana cretensis
Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994

The Cretan frog (Pelophylax cretensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Greece.

Description

A medium-sized frog reaching up to 6.5 cm in length. The Cretan frog is generally light grey to brown and mottled with brown or olive-grey spots on its back, while the throat and underside of the body are whitish-grey. Occasionally, the upperparts of the Cretan frog may be grass-green with distinct brown spots. The insides of the hind legs are yellow, and the sides of the body may also have yellowish colouration. This species has a prominent dark brown fold of skin down the back.[2]

Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q1788045 entry