Discoglossus

Discoglossus (common name: painted frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Discoglossidae found in southern Europe and northwestern Africa.[1]

Discoglossus
Discoglossus galganoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alytidae
Genus: Discoglossus
Otth, 1837
Type species
Discoglossus pictus
Otth, 1837
Species

6 or 7, see text

Distribution of Discoglossus (in green)

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 authorCommon name
Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985Iberian painted frog
Discoglossus jeanneae Busack, 1986Spanish painted frog
Discoglossus montalentii Lanza, Nascetti, Capula, and Bullini, 1984Corsican painted frog
Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837Mediterranean painted frog
Discoglossus sardus Tschudi In Otth, 1837Tyrrhenian painted frog
Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878Moroccan painted frog
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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Discoglossus Otth, 1837". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. "Discoglossus Otth, 1837". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • 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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