Pelophylax demarchii

Pelophylax demarchii
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Pelophylax
Species:	P. demarchii
Binomial name
	Pelophylax demarchii; (Scortecci [fr], 1929)
Synonyms
	Rana demarchii Scortecci, 1929 ; Euphlyctis demarchii — Poynton and Broadley, 1985 ; Limnonectes (Hoplobatrachus) demarchii — Dubois, 1987 ; Hoplobatrachus demarchii — Dubois, 1992 ; Rana (Pelophylax) demarchii — Kosuch, Vences, Dubois, Ohler, and Böhme, 2001 ; Hylarana demarchii — Chen, Murphy, Lathrop, Ngo, Orlov, Ho, and Somorjai, 2005 ;

Pelophylax demarchii is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is only known from its unspecific type locality, Eritrea.^[1]^[2] Its taxonomic status is unclear.^[1] Common name Eritrea pond frog has been coined for it.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name demarchii honours Marco De Marchi [it], an Italian naturalist, hydrobiologist, industrialist, and philanthropist.^[3]

Taxonomy

Pelophylax demarchii was described by Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci [fr] based on two syntypes, of which one is lost.^[1]^[2] It is uncertain whether it is a valid species; it most closely resembles Pelophylax ridibundus and might be its synonym.^[1]

Habitat and conservation

Ecological requirements, distribution, and current population status of this species are unknown. Consequently, it is listed as "data deficient" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pelophylax demarchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29675A18406859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29675A18406859.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pelophylax demarchii (Scortecci, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pelophylax demarchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29675A18406859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29675A18406859.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[Frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pelophylax demarchii (Scortecci, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[Beolens_et_al._2013-3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

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