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|name=Italian stream frog|image=Rana_italica.jpg|status=LC|status_system=IUCN3.1 |
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| image = Rana_italica.jpg |
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|regnum=[[Animal]]ia |
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| image_caption = Rana italica |
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|phylum=[[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| status = LC |
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| classis = [[Amphibian|Amphibia]] |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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|ordo=[[Frog|Anura]]|familia=[[True frog|Ranidae]] |
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| taxon = Rana italica |
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|genus=''[[Rana (genus)|Rana]]'' |
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| authority = [[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois]], 1987 |
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|species='''''R. italica''''' |
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|binomial=''Rana italica''|binomial_authority=Dubois, 1987}} |
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* ''Rana graeca italica'' <br>{{small|Dubois, 1987}} |
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The '''Italian stream frog''' (''Rana italica'') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Ranidae]] found in [[Italy]] and [[San Marino]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by [[habitat destruction|habitat loss]]. |
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* ''Rana (Rana) italica'' <br>{{small|— Dubois, 1987}} |
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* ''Rana italica'' <br>{{small|— [[Orfeo Picariello|Picariello]], [[Giovanni Scillitani|Scillitani]] & <br>[[Massimo Cretella|Cretella]], 1990}} |
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* ''Rana (Laurasiarana) italica'' <br>{{small|— [[David M. Hilis|Hillis]] & [[Thomas P. Wilcox|Wilcox]], 2005}} |
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| synonyms_ref = <ref>[[Darrel R. Frost|Frost D]] (2018). "''Rana italica'' ". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.</ref> |
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|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Rana italica'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T58624A89705522 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58624A89705522.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> |
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The '''Italian stream frog''' ('''''Rana italica'''''), also called the '''Italian frog''', is a [[species]] of [[frog]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Ranidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Italy and [[San Marino]]. |
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==Description== |
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Adults of ''R. italica'' have a head-body length of {{convert|7|–|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The hind legs are long, but not extremely so. If the hind leg is pressed forward along the body, the "heel" (tibio-tarsal articulation) does not extend beyond the snout. There are pearly granules on the ventral surfaces of the hind legs.<ref>Vanni S, Nistra A (2006). ''Atlante degli Anfibi e dei Rettili della Toscana''. Florence: ''Università degli studi di Firenze, Museo di storia naturale sezione di zoologia La Specola''. 379 pp. (in Italian).</ref> |
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==Vocalization== |
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The male ''R. italica'' calls only underwater. Calls are usually inaudible to a human listener, unless the calling frog is only slightly below the surface. Three different calls are known: a low repeated "grongron", a modulated "squack", and a short "uh".<ref>Razzetti, Edoardo; Sacchi, Roberto; Platz, James E. (2006). "First description of the acoustic repertoire of ''Rana italica'' (Anura, Ranidae)". ''Herpetological Journal'' '''16''': 229-231.</ref> |
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==Habitat== |
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The natural [[habitat]]s of ''R. italica'' are [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes. |
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==Conservation status== |
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''R. italica'' is threatened by [[habitat destruction|habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Andreone, F. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58624/all Rana italica]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]. Downloaded on 23 July 2007. |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois A]] (1987) ("1985"). "''Notes sur les grenouilles brunes (groupe de ''Rana temporaria'' Linné, 1758). IV. Note préliminaire sur ''Rana graeca'' Boulenger, 1891'' ". ''Alytes, Paris'' '''4''': 135–138. (''Rana graeca italica'', new subspecies). (in French). |
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 10 November 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. italica
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| Rana italica Dubois, 1987
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The Italian stream frog (Rana italica), also called the Italian frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is endemic to Italy and San Marino.
Description
[edit]Adults of R. italica have a head-body length of 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in). The hind legs are long, but not extremely so. If the hind leg is pressed forward along the body, the "heel" (tibio-tarsal articulation) does not extend beyond the snout. There are pearly granules on the ventral surfaces of the hind legs.[3]
Vocalization
[edit]The male R. italica calls only underwater. Calls are usually inaudible to a human listener, unless the calling frog is only slightly below the surface. Three different calls are known: a low repeated "grongron", a modulated "squack", and a short "uh".[4]
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitats of R. italica are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Conservation status
[edit]R. italica is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Rana italica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58624A89705522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58624A89705522.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost D (2018). "Rana italica ". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.
- ^ Vanni S, Nistra A (2006). Atlante degli Anfibi e dei Rettili della Toscana. Florence: Università degli studi di Firenze, Museo di storia naturale sezione di zoologia La Specola. 379 pp. (in Italian).
- ^ Razzetti, Edoardo; Sacchi, Roberto; Platz, James E. (2006). "First description of the acoustic repertoire of Rana italica (Anura, Ranidae)". Herpetological Journal 16: 229-231.
Further reading
[edit]- Dubois A (1987) ("1985"). "Notes sur les grenouilles brunes (groupe de Rana temporaria Linné, 1758). IV. Note préliminaire sur Rana graeca Boulenger, 1891 ". Alytes, Paris 4: 135–138. (Rana graeca italica, new subspecies). (in French).
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