| Discoglossus | |
|---|---|
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| Discoglossus galganoi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alytidae |
| Genus: | Discoglossus Otth, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837 | |
| Species | |
6 or 7, see text | |
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| Distribution of Discoglossus (in green) | |
Discoglossus (common name: painted frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in southern Europe and northwestern Africa. [1]
Six species are placed in this genus. [1] The Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) was included in this genus until further genetic analysis placed this frog in the genus Latonia . [2]
| Image | Binomial name and author | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985 | Iberian painted frog | Portugal and Spain |
 | Discoglossus jeanneae Busack, 1986 | Spanish painted frog | Spain. |
 | Discoglossus montalentii Lanza, Nascetti, Capula, and Bullini, 1984 | Corsican painted frog | Corsica. |
 | Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837 | Mediterranean painted frog | Mediterranean Africa in northeast Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia, in the islands of Sicily (Italy) and Malta |
 | Discoglossus sardus Tschudi In Otth, 1837 | Tyrrhenian painted frog | Sardinia, Corsica and the Tuscan Archipelago. |
 | Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878 | Moroccan painted frog | Morocco as well as in the Spanish North African enclaves Ceuta and Melilla. |
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