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Pelophylax lessonae, commonly known as the pool frog, is a species of frog within the family Ranidae. It belongs to the genus Pelophylax and is classified under the order Anura, class Amphibia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Camerano in 1882 and is recognized as an accepted taxon. Its primary habitat is freshwater environments.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2024, although it holds a regional conservation status of Vulnerable. Records of the organism have been documented in Switzerland, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan, with specimens held by institutions including UCM and UAZ.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyRanidae
La rana di Lessona, conosciuta anche come rana verde minore (Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882)) è un anfibio anuro della famiglia Ranidae, presente in Europa.Fu descritta per la prima volta da Lorenzo Camerano nel 1882 che ne scelse il nome specifico in onore del suo maestro, l'erpetologo Michele Lessona.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 232
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Ranidae
- Collections
- UCM, UAZ
- Recorded in
- Switzerland, Tunisia, Uzbekistan
Bird sounds
- advertisement call, call· France· quality A
- advertisement call· France· quality A
- advertisement call· France· quality A
- advertisement call· France· quality A
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pelophylax
- Image
- Rana lessonae 01.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Pelophylax lessonae
- Commons category
- Pelophylax lessonae
- Commons gallery
- Pelophylax lessonae
- taxon common name
- Kleine Wasserfrosch
- short name
- P. lessonae
- regional conservation status
- Vulnerable
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Encyclopedic overview
The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a European frog in the family Ranidae. Its specific name was chosen by the Italian herpetologist Lorenzo Camerano in 1882, in order to honour his master Michele Lessona.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pelophylax lessonae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.