List of amphibians of Greece
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 26 (IUCN) or 25 (Atlas) species recognized, three are endemic (Karpathos frog, Cretan frog, Karpathos salamander), while three are assessed as endangered (Karpathos frog, Cretan frog, Lycian salamander).[1][2]
Two species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment are not included in the Atlas (Balkan spadefoot, Pelobates balcanicus LC IUCN; smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris LC IUCN). The IUCN Red List appears to no longer count Greece as one of the countries within the Syrian spadefoot's range, even though the species occurs on a number of Greek islands.[1][2]
- 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 LC IUCN
- Genus: Hyla
- Family: Pelobatidae
- Genus: Pelobates
- Syrian spadefoot, Pelobates syriacus LC IUCN
- 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 EN IUCN (endemic)
- Cretan frog, Pelophylax cretensis EN 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
- Family: Salamandridae
- Genus: Ichthyosaura
- Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris LC IUCN
- Genus: Lissotriton
- Greek smooth newt, Lissotriton graecus LC IUCN
- Schmidtler's smooth newt, Lissotriton schmidtleri LC IUCN
- Genus: Lyciasalamandra
- Karpathos salamander, Lyciasalamandra helverseni VU IUCN (endemic)
- Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra luschani EN IUCN
- Genus: Salamandra
- Common fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra LC IUCN
- Genus: Triturus
- Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi LC IUCN
- Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus VU IUCN
- Genus: Ichthyosaura
See also
[edit]
- List of mammals of Greece
- List of birds of Greece
- List of freshwater fishes of Greece
- List of reptiles of Greece
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.