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Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:56 pm
by Jay Steel
Hi there,
Can someone please ID these frogs I found around Calahonda, Malaga, in Spain last year?

Thanks,

Jason

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Re: Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:59 pm
by Mario Schweiger
First one: Discoglossus jeanneae
Waterfrog Pelophylax perezi

Mario

Re: Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:28 pm
by Jay Steel
Thanks for your quick reply and the identification Mario. The second and third photos vary hugely in appearance from the Perez's Frogs that I found a couple of years ago in Torremolinos. I have read that about this species though.

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Re: Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:00 pm
by Jeroen Speybroeck
Time so split a hair - Discoglossus jeanneae is clearly not a species in its own right, as there's a lack of reproductive isolation from galganoi => Discoglossus galganoi jeanneae. Have a nice day! :mrgreen:

Re: Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:32 am
by Mario Schweiger
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Time so split a hair - Discoglossus jeanneae is clearly not a species in its own right, as there's a lack of reproductive isolation from galganoi => Discoglossus galganoi jeanneae. Have a nice day! :mrgreen:


Although I'm an old bastard, still I'm able to learn and accept different opinions :lol:
http://vipersgarden.at/cascade/species.php?cat=1&subcat=7&subcat3=Discoglossus+galganoi

Mario

Re: Spanish Frog IDs please

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 10:24 am
by Jeroen Speybroeck
:lol: