#1859 · 🐸 amphibians

Iberian Green Frog

🇳🇱 Iberische meerkikker ·Pelophylax perezi

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Tiago Carrapiço · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Luiser-anapri · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Vera Ferreira · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © melster · CC BY-ND 4.0
5. © jonatan_antunez · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © faluke · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 4590 Ferreira, Portugal:© zebedeugalinha · CC BY 4.0
8. La Hiruela, 28191, Madrid, España:© Daniel Gaona Carrilero · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Praza os Amigos, 32730 Xunqueira de Espadanedo, Ourense, Spain:© Ricardo Ferreiro Sanjurjo · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Guisande, Portugal:© André Ferreira · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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").

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 23,094iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
23,094 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Victor López Seoane y Pardo-Montenegro in 1885 (141 years ago).