List of amphibians of the Balearic Islands
There are four amphibian species that live in the Balearic Islands.
The ferreret is the only endemic species.[1] There is debate about whether the Balearic green toad is native or introduced during prehistory due to the presence of fossil remains.[2] The Iberian green frog and the Mediterranean tree frog were introduced by humans in prehistoric times.[3]
At present, the Mediterranean tree frog has almost completely disappeared from the island of Mallorca for unknown reasons, with only a relict population surviving in the Alfabia gardens.[4]
- Ferreret (Alytes muletensis) EN
- Balearic green toad (Bufotes balearicus) LC
- Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) LC
- Iberian green frog (Pelophylax perezi) LC
See also
References
- ^ "Alytes muletensis" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico.
- ^ Martínez-Solano, Íñigo (2015). "El sapo balear (Bufotes balearicus) en las islas Baleares" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española (in Spanish). 26 (2): 17–19.
- ^ Mateo, José A. Los Anfibios y los Reptiles Introducidos en Baleares: un repaso a lo que sabemos y un ejemplo de puerta de entrada (PDF) (in Spanish). Llibre Verd de Protecció d’Espècies a les Balears.
- ^ Dufresnes, Christophe; Alard, Bérénice (October 2020). "An odyssey out of Africa: an integrative review of past and present invasions by the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.