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Amphibians · Anura · Ranidae
Perez's Frog
Pelophylax perezi
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary
It is the commonest amphibian in the Iberian Peninsula, and females choose their mate on the quality of his call during courtship.
Size
3.5 cm – 9 cm
Lifespan
6 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Fun facts
- The male fertilises the eggs externally as the female releases them.
- It eats insects, spiders, small fish and other amphibians.
- It lives in lakes, ponds, slow rivers, marshes and rice paddies of the Iberian Peninsula.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (amphibian)
- Habitat & environment
- Lakes, ponds, slow rivers, marshes and rice paddies of the Iberian Peninsula and southern France, up to 2,400 m
- Birth weight
- 4-6 mm long on hatching as a tadpole
- Size at birth
- 4-6 mm long at hatching
- Sexual maturity
- 2.5 years
- Gestation / incubation
- 6 days
- Litter / clutch size
- 800 to 10,000 eggs per clutch
Sources consulted: Wildside Holidays; Wikipedia (Perez's frog); iNaturalist; Oceanogràfic
Where to watch it
Parques y spots de buceo donde se ha documentado esta especie — se muestran 10 de 47 documentados.
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Perez's Frog — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Pyrenean Frog
Rana pyrenaica
Common Frog
Rana temporaria
Iberian Frog
Rana iberica
Agile Frog
Rana dalmatina
Water Frogs
Pelophylax kl. esculentus
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