Discoglossus
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| Discoglossus galganoi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alytidae |
| Genus: | Discoglossus Otth, 1837 |
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| Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837
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| Distribution of Discoglossus (in green) | |
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Discoglossus (common name: painted frogs) is a genus of frogs in the Discoglossidae family found in southern Europe and northwestern Africa.[1]
Species
There are six species in this genus.[1] The Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) was included in this genus until further genetic analysis placed the hula painted frog in the genus Latonia.[2]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
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| Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985 | Iberian painted frog |
| Discoglossus jeanneae Busack, 1986 | Spanish painted frog |
| Discoglossus montalentii Lanza, Nascetti, Capula, and Bullini, 1984 | Corsican painted frog |
| Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837 | Mediterranean painted frog |
| Discoglossus sardus Tschudi In Otth, 1837 | Tyrrhenian painted frog |
| Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878 | Moroccan painted frog |
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- C. Michael Hogan. 2012. Discoglossus. African Amphibians Lifedesk. ed. Breda Zimkus.
- A. Salvador. 1996. Amphibians of Northwest Africa. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service. 109, 1-43.
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