Agile frog
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Rana |
Species: | R. dalmatina
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Rana dalmatina | |
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The agile frog (Rana dalmatina) is a European frog in the genus Rana of the true frog family, Ranidae.[2]
Description
This species is fat and has long limbs and a pointy snout. Adult males are rarely larger than 6.5 cm, while females can grow up to 8 cm. Its dorsal surface is
The hind legs are unusually long, which allow this species to jump further than other similar frogs - they have been known to jump up to two metres in distance. The
stripes on the frog's back are not very developed and partially interrupted.Reproduction
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/RanaDalmatinaSpawn.jpg/220px-RanaDalmatinaSpawn.jpg)
The call is a fairly quiet "rog ... rog ... rog", and can last for up to 12 seconds, and almost sounds like a clucking chicken. They often also call under water, so the calls can only be heard from a very short distance by observers.
Feeding
Adults of agile frog eat
Habitat
The agile frog prefers light
Distribution
The agile frog can be found in
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Rana dalmatina Fitzinger, 1839". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Rana dalmatina". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Cicort-Lucaciu, Alfred-Stefan; Sas, Istvan; Roxin, Maria; Badar, Larisa; Goilean, Camelia (2011). "The feeding study of a Rana dalmatina population from Carei plain" (PDF). South Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology and Environment. 2 (1): 35–46. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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- ^ Hodisan, Oana Irina; Benchiş, Andrei; Gabrian, Daniel; Badar, Larisa; Toader, Simona (2010). "The trophic spectrum of two brown frog populations (Rana dalmatina and Rana temporaria) from Baia de Fier area, Romania" (PDF). Herpetologia romanica. 4: 7–16. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Aszalós, Lilla; Bogdan, Horia; Kovács, Éva-Hajnalka; Peter, Violeta-Ionela (2005). "Food composition of two Rana species on a forest habitat (Livada Plain, Romania)" (PDF). North-Western Journal of Zoology. 1: 25–30. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Reeder, W. G. (1964). "The digestive tract". In Moore, John A. (ed.). Physiology of Amphibia. New York: Academic Press. pp. 99–149.
- ^ Gleed-Owen, Chris Paul (March 2000). "Subfossil records of Rana cf. lessonae, Rana arvalis and Rana cf. dalmatina from Middle Saxon (c. 600-950 AD) deposits in eastern England: Evidence for native status". Amphibia-Reptillia: 57–65 – via Research Gate.
- ^ Snell, Charles (2006-02-01). "Status of the common tree frog in Britain". British Wildlife. 17: 153–160.
- ^ "'Who doesn't love a turtle?' The teenage boys on a mission – to rewild Britain with reptiles". the Guardian. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Guest blog by Celtic Reptile and Amphibian - Mark Avery". markavery.info. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Inside the Islands - Jersey's Agile Frogs". ITV News. 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Agile frog | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust". wildlife.durrell.org. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
External links
Media related to Rana dalmatina at Wikimedia Commons