List of amphibians of Greece
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This list of the amphibians of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List.[1][2] Of the 24 (IUCN) or 25 (Atlas) species recognized, three are endemic (Karpathos frog, Cretan frog, Karpathos salamander), while one is assessed as critically endangered (Karpathos frog).[1][2]
Six species in the Atlas are currently not recognized on the IUCN Red List ("NR" below), while five species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment are not included in the Atlas (varying toad, Bufotes variabilis DD IUCN; Balkan spadefoot, Pelobates balcanicus LC IUCN; smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris LC IUCN; Italian crested newt, Triturus carnifex LC IUCN; southern crested newt, Triturus karelinii LC IUCN).[1][2]
Order: Anura (frogs)[edit]
- Family: Bombinatoridae
- Genus: Bombina
- European fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina LC IUCN
- Yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata LC IUCN
- Genus: Bombina
- Family: Bufonidae
- Genus: Bufo
- Common toad, Bufo bufo LC IUCN
- Genus: Bufotes
- European green toad, Bufotes viridis LC IUCN
- Genus: Bufo
- Family: Hylidae
- Genus: Hyla
- European tree frog, Hyla arborea LC IUCN
- Eastern tree frog, Hyla orientalis (NR)
- Genus: Hyla
- Family: Pelobatidae
- Genus: Pelobates
- Syrian spadefoot, Pelobates syriacus (NR)
- Genus: Pelobates
- Family: Ranidae
- Genus: Lithobates
- American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus LC IUCN (introduced)
- Genus: Pelophylax
- Levant water frog, Pelophylax bedriagae LC IUCN
- Karpathos frog, Pelophylax cerigensis CR IUCN (endemic)
- Cretan frog, Pelophylax cretensis VU IUCN (endemic)
- Epirus water frog, Pelophylax epeiroticus NT IUCN
- Balkan water frog, Pelophylax kurtmuelleri LC IUCN
- Marsh frog, Pelophylax ridibundus LC IUCN
- Genus: Rana
- Agile frog, Rana dalmatina LC IUCN
- Greek stream frog, Rana graeca LC IUCN
- Common frog, Rana temporaria LC IUCN
- Genus: Lithobates
Order: Caudata (salamanders)[edit]
- Family: Salamandridae
- Genus: Ichthyosaura
- Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris LC IUCN
- Genus: Lissotriton
- Greek smooth newt, Lissotriton graecus (NR)
- Schmidtler's smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri (NR)
- Genus: Lyciasalamandra
- Karpathos salamander, Lyciasalamandra helverseni VU IUCN (endemic)
- Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra luschani VU IUCN
- Genus: Salamandra
- Common fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra LC IUCN
- Genus: Triturus
- Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi (NR)
- Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus (NR)
- Genus: Ichthyosaura
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Pafilis, P.; Maragkou, P., eds. (2020). Άτλας Αμφιβίων & Ερπετών της Ελλάδας [Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece] (in Greek). Nicosia: Broken Hill. ISBN 978-9925-588-03-9.
- ^ a b c "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Amphibia — Land Regions: Greece". IUCN. Retrieved 14 May 2022.