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Italian pool frog

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location, but is usually some shade of green with black spots, but may be reddish-brown or grey. There is a pale stripe running along the centre of the back. The underparts are greyish-white marked with dark blotches and the hind legs have dark stripes. Males have a pair of external vocal sacs on either side of the mouth which are only visible when the animal is calling. The voice is a series of guttural croaks each lasting up to one and a half seconds.
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The Italian pool frog grows to a snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in) and has a pointed snout and triangular-shaped head. The tongue is notched and it has vomerine teeth in the roof of its mouth. The skin is smooth and not warty. The colour is variable and depends on the animal's
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The main threat to the Italian pool frog is the draining of its aquatic habitats; as a result of this, the population appears to be declining at a slow rate. However, the frog has a wide range, is common in many places and has a large total population, so the
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Franco Andreone, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009).
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The Italian pool frog is native to the mainland of Italy, south of
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Field Guide: Reptiles & Amphibians of Britain & Europe
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ranidae
Pelophylax
Binomial name
Synonyms
frog
Ranidae
habitats
rivers
swamps
lakes
marshes
IUCN
Rimini
Genoa
Sicily
Elba
Corsica
Sardinia
International Union for Conservation of Nature

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