List of amphibians of Cyprus

Hyla savignyi, Middle East tree frog

There are four species of amphibians recorded in Cyprus, all of them frogs.[1]

Frogs and toads

Family: Bufonidae

  • Bufotes variabilis (Pallas, 1769) Variable toad (formerly classified as Bufotes viridis European green toad)

Family: Hylidae

Family: Ranidae

  • Pelophylax cypriensis Plötner et al., 2012 Cyprus water frog (formerly classified as Pelophylax bedriagae Levant water frog)[2]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Plötner, Jörg; et al. (September 2012), "Genetic data reveal that water frogs of Cyprus (genus Pelophylax) are an endemic species of Messinian origin", Zoosystematics and Evolution, 88 (2): 261–283, doi:10.1002/zoos.201200021

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