Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Pelophylax Higher classification Rana | Phylum Chordata Family Ranidae Scientific name Pelophylax perezi Rank Species | |
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Similar Frog, Amphibians, Pelophylax, Pelobates cultripes, Natterjack toad | ||
Perez s frog in amplexus pelophylax perezi
The Perez's frog, also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog, or Coruna frog (Pelophylax perezi) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is native to southern France, Portugal, Spain, and has been introduced to the Azores, Madeira, the Canary and Balearic Islands, and the United Kingdom (two sites); in the Iberian Peninsula it is widespread and common, as evidenced by its Spanish name rana común ("common frog").
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and urban areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.