Iberian parsley frog,Sapillo Moteado Ibérico

Pelodytes ibericus

Description:

The Sapillo Moteado Ibérico (Pelodytes ibericus) is a species of frog in the Pelodytidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, saline marches, arable land, pastureland, ponds, open excavations, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes:

spotted in PNPGerês in Malhadora mountain

1 Species ID Suggestions

DanielePralong 11 years ago

Iberian parsley frog

Pelodytes ibericus Iberian parsley frog

3 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Thanks Daniele and Jellis for one more id :)

DanielePralong 11 years ago

There's also a local species equivalent to the one mentioned by jellis:
Sapillo Moteado Ibérico (Pelodytes ibericus)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_par...

Jellis 11 years ago

looks pretty close to this
Parsley Frog Sapillo moteado común Pelodytes punctatus

Spotted by
AntónioGinjaGinja

Portugal

Spotted on Oct 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 30, 2012