Tyrrhenian Painted Frog

Tyrrhenian Painted Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Discoglossidae
Genus:	Discoglossus
Species:	D. sardus
Binomial name
Discoglossus sardus Tschudi, 1837

The Tyrrhenian Painted Frog (Discoglossus sardus) is a species of frog in the Discoglossidae family. It is found in Sardinia, Corsica and Tuscan Archipelago. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss. The population of this frog is decreasing quickly because, there is loss of water and wood where they live.

References

• Andreone, F., Lecis, R. & Miaud, C. 2004. Discoglossus sardus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.