Epirus water frog
| Epirus water frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. epeiroticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelophylax epeiroticus (Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana epeirotica Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984 | |
The Epirus water frog (Pelophylax epeiroticus) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in western Greece, including Kerkyra, and the southern areas of Albania. The species is collected from the wild for human consumption.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss, and is classified as vulnerable as its population, spread over a relatively small range, is fragmented.
Source
- Uzzell, T. 2004. Rana epeirotica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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