List of amphibians of the Canary Islands

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Iberian green frog. Pelophylax perezi by-dpc.jpg
Iberian green frog.
Mediterranean tree frog. Hyla meridionalis MHNT Fronton.jpg
Mediterranean tree frog.

The amphibians that live in the Canary Islands consist of two species.

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Both the Mediterranean tree frog and the Iberian green frog were introduced by humans in the 15th century in order to control crop pests. [1] [2]

Between 1985 and 2015 there was a population of the Sahara frog on Gran Canaria, which has since disappeared, but hybridization with the Iberian green frog would have been possible. [3]

Anura

Hylidae

Ranidae

See also

References

  1. Recuero, Ernesto (2015). "La ranita meridional (Hyla meridionalis) en la península ibérica, islas Baleares e islas Canarias" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 2 (26): 20–23.
  2. Egea-Serrano, Andrés (2015). "La rana común (Pelophylax perezi) en las islas Baleares e islas Canarias" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 2 (26): 23–26.
  3. Mateo, José Antonio (2015). "La rana norteafricana (Pelophylax saharicus) en las islas Canarias" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 2 (26): 27–28.