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Pelobates varaldii

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Pelobates varaldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelobatidae
Genus: Pelobates
Species:
P. varaldii
Binomial name
Pelobates varaldii
Pasteur & Bons, 1959

Pelobates varaldii, the Moroccan spadefoot toad or Varaldi's spadefoot toad, is a species of frog in the family Pelobatidae. It is found in Morocco and possibly Spain. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. The species is threatened by habitat loss.

According to C.Michael Hogan, the species breeding sites are ephemeral lentic water bodies, which surface waters are scarce in the species range.

References

  • C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Pelobates varaldii. Ed. B.Zimkus. African Amphibians Lifedesk
  • Escoriza, D., Ben Hassine J. 2019. Amphibians of North Africa. Elsevier, London.