Karpathos frog
| Karpathos frog | |
|---|---|
| Pelophylax cerigensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. cerigensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelophylax cerigensis (Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana cerigensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994 | |
The Karpathos frog (Pelophylax cerigensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the islands of Karpathos and Rhodes, South Aegean Sea, Greece. The Karpathos frog was considered to be the most endangered anuran amphibian in Europe, and was until recently classified as Critically endangered, because it was though it's range was restricted to two small rivers in the north part of Karpathos island.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.