List of amphibians of Madeira

At present, there is only one confirmed amphibian species in the Madeira archipelago, the Iberian green frog, probably introduced during the 19th century.[1]

However, there was also an introduced population of the Mediterranean tree frog dating from the 19th century, which is now possibly extinct for unknown reasons.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Malkmus, Rudolf (October 2009). "Rock pools in mountain streams as spawning sites of Pelophylax perezi on Madeira". Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
  2. ^ 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.