Iberian Green Frog
Pelophylax perezi
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 13,221
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi), also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog or Coruna frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is native to southern France, Portugal, Spain, and has been introduced to the Canary and Balearic Islands, Madeira, the United Kingdom, and the Azores. In the Iberian Peninsula it is widespread and common. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and urban areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Perez's frog”.