词条 | Italian agile frog |
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| name = Italian agile frog | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | trend = down | image = rlatastei.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Rana latastei | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Amphibia | ordo = Anura | familia = Ranidae | genus = Rana | species = R. latastei | binomial = Rana latastei | binomial_authority = Boulenger, 1879 }} The Italian agile frog (Rana latastei ), also known commonly as Lataste's frog and la rana di Lataste, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is native to Southern Europe. EtymologyThe specific name, latastei, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.[1] Geographic rangeR. latastei is endemic to the plains of northern Italy, the extreme southern tip of Switzerland, the Istrian region of Slovenia, and adjacent Croatia.[2]DescriptionR. latastei may attain a head-body length of {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The throat is dark, with a light narrow central stripe.[3]References1. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-907807-41-1}}. 2. ^{{IUCN2006|assessor=Sindaco R, Romano A, Andreone F, Garner T, Schmidt B, Corti C, Vogrin M|year=2008|id=19156|title=Rana latastei|downloaded=6 May 2006}} Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used. 3. ^Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. (Rana latastei, pp. 81-82 + Plate 11 + Map 39). Further reading
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