Rana epeirotica

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Vulnerable

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This species is mostly aquatic and is commonly associated with still waters , slow-moving rivers , canals, and marshes, often with rich vegetation at their edges . Breeding and larval development takes place in these waterbodies. It is not known if the species can adapt to changes in habitat .[1]


List of Habitats:3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rana

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 663 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. (Hylarana) · R. (Paa) minica · R. aberae · R. aberdariensis · R. abyssinica · R. acanthi · R. adenopleura · R. adspersa · R. adspersa edulis · R. aequiplicata · R. aesopus · R. affinis · R. afghana · R. agilis · R. albolabris · R. albotuberculata · R. alsopus · R. altaica · R. alticola · R. amamiensis · R. amieti · R. amnicola · R. amurensis · R. amurensis coreana · R. anchietae · R. andersonii · R. angolensis · R. angolensis chapini · R. anlungensis · R. ansorgii · R. apilis · R. aragonensis · R. arathooni · R. archotaphus · R. areolata (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata aesopus (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata areolata (Southern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata capito · R. areolata circulosa (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata sevosa · R. arfaki · R. arvalis · R. arvalis arvalis · R. arvalis wolterstorffi · R. asiatica · R. asiatria · R. aspera · R. asperata (Yangambi Butterbarbel) · R. asperrima · R. attigua · R. aurantiaca · R. aurata · R. aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora cascadae · R. aurora draytoni · R. aurora draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. austricola · R. bacboensis · R. balcanica · R. banaorum · R. banjarana · R. bannanica · R. baramica · R. barbouri · R. basaltica · R. beddomii · R. bedriagae · R. bergeri (Italian Poolfrog) · R. berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog) · R. berlandieri forreri · R. betsileanus · R. bibronii · R. bicolor · R. binotata · R. blairi (Plains Leopard Frog) · R. blythi · R. blythii · R. bolavensis · R. boulengeri · R. boylei · R. boyli · R. boylii (Foothill Yellow Legged Frog) · R. boylii boylii (Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. boylii mucosa · R. boylii muscosa · R. boylii sierrae · R. boyli boyli · R. brachycephala · R. brama · R. breviceps · R. brevipalmata · R. brevipoda · R. brownorum · R. bunoderma · R. burnsi · R. bwana · R. bwanade · R. cacondana · R. caldwelli

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford.
• Dubois, A. 1992. Notes sur la clasification des Ranidae (Amphibiens Anoures). Bull. Mensuel. Soc. Linneenne de Lyon. 61(10): 305-352.
• Gasc, J.-P. (ed.) 1997. Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. Societas Europea Herpetologica & Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
• Guerrini, F., Bucci, S., Ragghianti, M., Mancino, G., Hotz, H., Uzzell, T. and Berger, L. 1997. Genomes of two water frog species resist germ line exclusion in interspecies hybrids. Journal of Experimental Zoology 279: 163-176.
• Plötner, J. 1998. Genetic diversity in mitochondrial 12S rDNA of western Palearctic water frogs (Anura, Ranidae) and implication for their systematics. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 36: 191-201.
• Plötner, J., Ohst, T., Böhme, W. and Schreiber, R. 2001. Divergence in mitochondrial DNA of near eastern water frogs with special reference to the systematic status of Cypriote and Anatolian populations (Anura, Ranidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 22(4): 397-412.
• Schneider, H. and Joermann, G. 1988. Mating calls of water frogs (Ranidae) from lake Skutari, Yugoslavia, and the relationship to water frogs of other regions. Z. zool. Syst. Evolut. -forsch 26: 261-275.
• Schneider, H., Sofianidou, T.S. & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, P. (1984): Bioacoustic and morphometric studies in water frogs (genus Rana) of Lake Ioannina in Greece, and description of a new species (Anura, Amphibia). - Z. zool.Syst.Evolut.-forsch. 22, pp. 349-366
• Schneider, H., Sofianidou, T.S. and Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, P. 1984. Bioacoustic and morphometric studies in water frogs (genus Rana) of Lake Ioannina in Greece, and description of a new species (Anura, Amphibia). Z. zool.Syst.Evolut.-forsch 22: 349-366.
• Sofiandou, T.S., Schneider, H. and Sinsch, U. 1994. Comparative electrophoretic investigation on Rana balcanica and Rana ridibunda from northern Greece. Alytes 12(3): 93-108.
• Tsiora, A. and Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, P. 2001. Male reproductive cycle of the water frog Rana epeirotica in northwestern Greece. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(3): 291-302.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Uzzell, T. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• European Environment Agency: EUNIS

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30395
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665305
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665305
• IUCN ID: 58592
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139888

Footnotes

1. Uzzell, T. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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