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Perez's Frog

Pelophylax perezi

Habitat:

Perez's Frog (Pelophylax perezi) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in southern France, Portugal, Spain, and two sites in the United Kingdom; in Spain it is very abundant, as evidenced by its Spanish name rana común ("common frog"). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and urban areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Notes:

Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach

2 Species ID Suggestions

Marsh Frog
Pelophylax ridibundus Marsh frog
PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago
Perez's Frog
Pelophylax perezi


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3 Comments

Thanks Pedro Samuel and Ava for one more ID,i think is a Perez frog too.
Thanks EnvUnlimited for your comment

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140... I think it's a Perez's. Here's my Perez's Frog for comparison.

Samuel Hartman
Samuel Hartman 10 years ago

I believe both are the Marsh Frog. The Marsh frog ranges in color from green to brown, and have the characteristic line running down their back.

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Sep 24, 2013
Submitted on Sep 25, 2013

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