Epirus water frog

Epirus water frog

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
P. epeiroticus
Binomial name
Pelophylax epeiroticus
(Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984)
Synonyms
  • Rana epeirotica Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984

The Epirus water frog (Pelophylax epeiroticus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in western Greece, including Kerkyra, and the southern areas of Albania. The species is collected from the wild for human consumption.

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