- Hyla meridionalis
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Mediterranean Tree Frog, Stripeless Tree Frog Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: Hyla Species: H. meridionalis Binomial name Hyla meridionalis
Boettger, 1874Range of Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis (common names Mediterranean Tree Frog and Stripeless Tree Frog) is a species of frog. It resembles the common tree frog (Hyla arborea), but is larger (some females up to 65 millimetres (2.6 in)), has longer hindlegs, and the flank stripe only reaches to the front legs (often starting at the eyes, not at the nostrils). The croaking resembles that of the common tree frog, but it is deeper and slower: 'wroar... wroar... wroar'
Distribution
Southern France, southern Portugal and Spain (from Catalonia to Andalusia), also in Menorca and Madeira. It can also be found in Garajonay National Park, on the island of La Gomera.
Notes
- Donaire-Barroso et al. (2004). Hyla meridionalis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
- STÖCK M., DUBEY S., KLÜTSCH C., LITVINCHUK S.N., SCHEIDT U., AND PERRIN N. (2008): Mitochondrial and nuclear phylogeny of circum-Mediterranean tree frogs from the Hyla arborea group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 1019-1024.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hyla
- Fauna of the Canary Islands
- Amphibians of Europe
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