Italian stream frog
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| Rana italica | |
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| Species: | R. italica
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| Rana italica Dubois, 1987
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The Italian stream frog (Rana italica), also called commonly the Italian frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is endemic to Italy and San Marino.
Description
Adults of R. italica have a head-body length of 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in). There are pearly granules on the ventral surfaces of the hind legs.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of R. italica are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Conservation status
R. italica is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ Andreone F, Corti C, Sindaco R, Romano A (2009). "Rana italica " . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
Further reading
- 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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