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ENDEMIC SPECIES#FROG#9-14



Rã-Ibérica (Rana perezi)
Descrição Possui uma coloração dorsal, geralmente, verde a castanha na zona posterior com manchas escuras. Zona ventral esbranquiçada. Animais robustos com cerca de 5 a 7 cm, sendo que os machos são um pouco maiores que as fêmeas. Apresenta olhos salientes e tímpano bem visível. Facilmente observável nas florestas junto a ribeiras, cursos de água temporários, pântanos, lagos permanentes ou temporários de água doce, permanentes e temporários, margens arenosas, terrenos de cultivo e áreas urbanas. Espécie muito comum em todo o território continental, tendo sido introduzida nas ilhas como animal ornamental de pequenos lagos.

Estatuto Taxonómico Introduzido tanto na Madeira como nos Açores.




FROG

Iberian frog (Rana perezi) 

Description It has a dorsal, usually green to brown color at the rear with dark spots. Ventral whitish. Robust animal with about 5-7 cm, and the males are slightly larger than females. Features bulging eyes and prominent ear drum. Easily observed in the forests along the streams, temporary water courses, wetlands, permanent or temporary freshwater lakes, permanent and temporary water, sandy shores, cultivated land and urban areas. Very common species throughout the mainland, having been introduced as ornamental animals on the islands of small lakes. 

Taxonomic status Introduced both in Madeira and in the Azores.



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