Iberian Painted Frog | |
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Discoglossus galganoi | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Discoglossidae |
Genus: | Discoglossus |
Species: | D. galganoi |
Binomial name | |
Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985 |
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Synonyms | |
Discoglossus hispanicus Lataste, 1879 |
The Iberian Painted Frog or Sapillo Pintojo Ibérico (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the Discoglossidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, sandy shores, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.