Showing posts with label Frogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frogs. Show all posts
Friday, 16 February 2018
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Βάτραχοι και φρύνοι της Κυπρου - Frogs and Toat of Cyprus
Photos by George Konstantinou
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
Cyprus Green Toad - Bufotes cypriensis Litvinchuk, Mazepa, Jablonski, and Dufresnes, 2019 - Πράσινος Φρύνος - Endemic to Cyprus
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Endemic to Cyprus
. They live in many areas, including steppes, mountainous areas, semi-deserts, and urban areas. They comprise at least 12 major evolutionary lineages, and there are variations in the colors and patterns of these toads across their range. The spots on their backs are usually anything from green to dark brown and sometimes red spots appear, too. Most toads have white or very lightly colored stomachs. Cyprus Green Toad will change their colour in response to heat and light changes, but to a greater degree than others. Female toads are larger than males and can lay 9,000 to 15,000 eggs at a time. They can reach a maximum size of 6 inches, but growth to this size is rare. The toads eat a variety of insects and invertebrates, mainly crickets, meal worms, small butterflies, earthworms, moths, beetles and caterpillars.European green toads require minimal care space. Like other toads, enjoy hiding and should be provided with decor to allow for this.Peat moss is another great accent to their environment, as it not only provides a hiding space but also helps keep humidity levels up.
Photos and videos Nicosia by George Konstantinou
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Levant water frog - Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano, 1882) - Βαλτόβιος Βάτραχος - Cyprus
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Προστατεύεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Οδηγία 92/43/ΕΚ
The Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae) ,
formerly belonging to the genus Rana, is a southern European species of frog. They are green to brown in color with dark blotches on their dorsal side. They are cousins of the aquatic frogs and live most of the time in the water. They are not poisonous and are quite large, especially the females. It has been introduced in some countries were it was not native, one of which is Malta. First kept as a pet, then recently during the 1990s, it was deliberately introduced to a number of fresh water rock pools in Gozo, where in one it sustains a large population. Though a prolific and invasive species, it is restricted to constant fresh water supply, so it cannot spread naturally on its own on arid Mediterranean islands. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos and video Nicosia by George Konstantinou
Cyprus
Middle East tree frog - Hyla savignyi (Audouin, 1827) Δεντρόβιος Βάτραχος - Cyprus
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Levant water frog - Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano, 1882) - Βαλτόβιος Βάτραχος - Cyprus
The Middle East tree frog, Hyla savignyi, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. The species is endemic to the Middle East.
Προστατεύεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Οδηγία 92/43/ΕΚ
Προστατεύεται από τον Κυπριακό Νόμο 153(Ι)2003
Προστατεύεται από τον Κυπριακό Νόμο 153(Ι)2003
The natural habitats of the Middle East tree frog are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, temperate desert, arable land, rural gardens, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.
Hsavignyi is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos Nicosia by George Konstantinou
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