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Pelophylax cypriensis | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Pelophylax |
Species: | P. cypriensis |
Binomial name | |
Pelophylax cypriensis Plötner, Baier, Akn, Mazepa, Schreiber, Beerli, Litvinchuk, Bilgin, Borkin, and Uzzell, 2012 |
Pelophylax cypriensis orCyprus water frog is a species offrog in the familyRanidae. It isendemic to Cyprus.[2][3] It is widespread in Cyprus, with the highest density in theTroodos area, the most humid part of the island. It can live in both stagnant and brackish water, including small pools, streams, and ditches.[4]
It is a medium-sized frog, with females (body length up to 75 mm or 3.0 in) being larger than males (up to 65mm 65 mm or 2.6 in). The skin is rather warty and colouration varies widely. There are four unwebbed toes on the front legs and five webbed toes on the hindlegs.[5] Males have paired externalvocal sacs.[6]