Albanian water frog

(Pelophylax shqipericus)

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Description

The Albanian frog ( Pelophylax shqipericus ) is a species of anuran in the family Ranidae.It is located in western Albania and in southern Montenegro along the Adriatic coast.Its natural habitat is the rivers,marshes and marshes of Aguadulce,at a lower altitudes of 500 m.The greatest threats to this species are the drainage of the humid areas that it inhabits due to its agricultural or industrial use and the introduction of foreign anuran species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Ranidae
Genus:Pelophylax
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