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Painted frog

Discoglossus pictus

Description:

A well-marked and distinctive frog. Body colour mainly olive-brown but marked with distinct darker brown blotches and spots on upper body; underside pale. Some individuals show broad, pale dorsal stripe.

Habitat:

Favours shallow pools and stream margins, even where water is brackish. Restricted mainly to South and West Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta.

Notes:

Distinguished from frogs of genus 'Rana' by having a rounded, not horizontal, pupil.

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Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on Mar 31, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012

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