Italian agile frog

Italian agile frog
Rana latastei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: R. latastei
Binomial name
Rana latastei
Boulenger, 1879

The Italian agile frog (Rana latastei ), also known commonly as Lataste's frog and la rana di Lataste, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is native to Southern Europe.

Etymology

The specific name, latastei, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.[1]

Geographic range

R. latastei is endemic to the plains of northern Italy, the extreme southern tip of Switzerland, the Istrian region of Slovenia, and adjacent Croatia.[2]

Description

R. latastei may attain a head-body length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). The throat is dark, with a light narrow central stripe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp.
    ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.
  2. ↑ Sindaco R, Romano A, Andreone F, Garner T, Schmidt B, Corti C, Vogrin M (2008). "Rana latastei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used.
  3. ↑ Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. (Rana latastei, pp. 81-82 + Plate 11 + Map 39).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1879). "Étude sur les grenouilles rousses, Ranæ temporariæ et description d'espèces nouvelles ou méconnues ". Bull. Soc. Zool. France 4: 158-193. (Rana latastei, new species, pp. 180-183). (in French).


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