Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Grenouille du Sahara -Pelophylax saharicus- Rana saharica. (Djebel El Haouaria Z.I.C.O).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is native to Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spanish North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla), and Western Sahara; it has also been introduced to Gran Canaria. In French it is called grenouille verte d'Afrique du Nord, and in Spanish it is known as rana verde norteafricana.
Wikipedia contributors, Sahara frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:37:39.744307+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Pelophylax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusPelophylax Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesPelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pelophylax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax porosus (Cope, 1868) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax shqipericus (Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax demarchii (Scortecci, 1929) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax epeiroticus (Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax fukienensis (Pope, 1929) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hylarana saharica (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913) (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913) | synonym |
| Rana zavattarii Scortecci, 1936 Scortecci, 1936 | synonym |
| Rana ridibunda riodeoroi Salvador & Peris, 1975 Salvador & Peris, 1975 | synonym |
| Rana ridibunda saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 | synonym |
| Rana esculenta latastei Camerano, 1882 Camerano, 1882 | synonym |
| Rana saharica riodeori Salvador & Peris, 1975 Salvador & Peris, 1975 | synonym |
| Rana saharica saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 | synonym |
| Rana saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 | synonym |
| Rana esculenta saharica Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 Boulenger in Hartert, 1913 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hartert, 1913 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:76CHS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.