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Rana saharica Boulenger 1913

Peter Beerli
Containing group: Western Palearctic water frogs

Distribution

This species occurs in bigger Oases in the Sahara. Its eastern distribution is unknown. The southernmost known locality is Tamanrasset near the Hoggar massif in the center of the Sahara.

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Voice

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Synonyms

Valid name: Rana (Pelophylax) saharica Boulenger in Hartert 1913

Synonyms: Rana esculenta var. latastei Camerano 1882, Rana esculenta var. saharica Boulenger in Hartert 1913, Rana zavattarii Scortecci 1936, Rana ridibunda riodeoroi Salvador and Peris 1975.

References

Beerli, P. 1994. Genetic isolation and calibration of an average protein clock in western Palearctic water frogs of the Aegean region. Dissertation Universität Zürich 1994. [Summary]

Buckley, D., B. Arano, P. Herrero, G. Llorente, and M. Esteban. 1994. Morrocan water frogs vs. R. perezi: allozyme studies show up their differences. In: M. Ogielska (Ed.): II International Symposium on Ecology and Genetics of European water frogs, 18-25 September 1994, Wroclaw, Poland. Zoologica Poloniae 39(3-4).

Dubois, A., and A. Ohler. 1994. Frogs of the subgenus Pelophylax (Amphibia, Anura, genus Rana): a catalogue of available and valid scientific names, with comments on the name-bearing types, complete synonymies. proposed common names, and maps showing all type localities. In: M. Ogielska (Ed.): II International Symposium on Ecology and Genetics of European water frogs, 18-25 September 1994, Wroclaw, Poland. Zoologica Poloniae 39(3-4).

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Beerli, Peter. 1995. Rana saharica Boulenger 1913. Version 20 December 1995 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Rana_saharica/17492/1995.12.20 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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