Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Family Hylidae Scientific name Hyla savignyi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anura Genus Hyla Higher classification Hyla | |
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Similar Frog, Amphibians, Hyla, Hylidae, Pelobates syriacus | ||
The Middle East tree frog (Hyla savignyi) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. The species is endemic to the Middle East and especially Israel, where it has been declared an endangered species.
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Etymology
The specific name, savignyi, is in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.
Geographic range
H. savignyi is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.
Habitat
The natural habitats of the Middle East tree frog are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, temperate desert, arable land, rural gardens, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.