Discoglossus
Genus of amphibians
Discoglossus (common name: painted frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae) found in southern Europe and northwestern Africa.
01Species
Six species are placed in this genus. The Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) was included in this genus until further genetic analysis placed this frog in the genus Latonia.
| Image | Binomial name and author | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo, 1985 | Iberian painted frog | Portugal and Spain | |
| Discoglossus jeanneae Busack, 1986 | Spanish painted frog | Spain. | |
| Discoglossus montalentii Lanza, Nascetti, Capula, and Bullini, 1984 | Corsican painted frog | Corsica. | |
| Discoglossus pictus Otth, 1837 | Mediterranean painted frog | Mediterranean Africa in northeast Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia, in the islands of Sicily (Italy) and Malta | |
| Discoglossus sardus Tschudi In Otth, 1837 | Tyrrhenian painted frog | Sardinia, Corsica and the Tuscan Archipelago. | |
| Discoglossus scovazzi Camerano, 1878 | Moroccan painted frog | Morocco as well as in the Spanish North African enclaves Ceuta and Melilla. |
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