Karpathos frog
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| Species: | P. cerigensis
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| Pelophylax cerigensis (Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994)
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Rana cerigensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994 | |
The Karpathos frog (Pelophylax cerigensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Greece.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Beerli, P. & Uzzell, T. 2004. Rana cerigensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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