Cretan frog

Description

A medium-sized frog reaching up to 6.5 cm in length.The Cretan frog is generally light grey to brown and mottled with brown or olive-grey spots on its back,while the throat and underside of the body are whitish-grey.Occasionally,the upperparts of the Cretan frog may be grass-green with distinct brown spots.The insides of the hind legs are yellow,and the sides of the body may also have yellowish colouration.This species has a prominent dark brown fold of skin down the back.Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation,rivers,intermittent rivers,swamps,freshwater lakes,intermittent freshwater lakes,freshwater marshes,intermittent freshwater marshes,and plantations.It is threatened by habitat loss.