List of amphibians of the Balearic Islands

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Ferreret Alytes muletensis.JPG
Ferreret
Balearic green toad Bufotes balearicus female quadrat.jpg
Balearic green toad
Iberian green frog Pelophylax perezi by-dpc.jpg
Iberian green frog
Mediterranean tree frog Hyla meridionalis MHNT Fronton.jpg
Mediterranean tree frog

There are four amphibian species that live in the Balearic Islands.

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The ferreret is the only endemic species. [1] There is debate about whether the Balearic green toad is native or introduced during prehistory due to the presence of fossil remains. [2] The Iberian green frog and the Mediterranean tree frog were introduced by humans in prehistoric times. [3]

At present, the Mediterranean tree frog has almost completely disappeared from the island of Mallorca for unknown reasons, with only a relict population surviving in the Alfabia gardens. [4]

Anura

Alytidae

Bufonidae

Hylidae

Ranidae

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alytes muletensis" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico.
  2. ↑ Martínez-Solano, Íñigo (2015). "El sapo balear (Bufotes balearicus) en las islas Baleares" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española (in Spanish). 26 (2): 17–19.
  3. ↑ Mateo, José A. Los Anfibios y los Reptiles Introducidos en Baleares: un repaso a lo que sabemos y un ejemplo de puerta de entrada (PDF) (in Spanish). Llibre Verd de Protecció d’Espècies a les Balears.
  4. ↑ Dufresnes, Christophe; Alard, Bérénice (October 2020). "An odyssey out of Africa: an integrative review of past and present invasions by the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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