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Balkan frog

Pelophylax shqipericus (Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987)

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The balkan frog (Pelophylax shqipericus) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the balkan frog

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 7.5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
3,000
Reproduction
Eggs
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the balkan frog live?

Not recorded

Is the balkan frog endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balkan frog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyRanidae
  6. genusPelophylax
  7. SpeciesPelophylax shqipericus (Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987)

Synonyms Hylarana shqiperica, Rana shqiperica

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Albanian pool frogEnglish
  • Albanian water frogEnglish
  • Balkan pond frogEnglish
  • Skutari water frogEnglish
  • Virpazar frogEnglish
  • ضفدع الماء الألبانيArabic
  • skokan albánskýCzech
  • Skutari-WasserfroschGerman
  • albanianvihersammakkoFinnish
  • Grenouille d'AlbanieFrench
  • Rana verde albaneseItalian
  • Albanese poelkikkerDutch
  • Bretkosa ShqiptareAlbanian
  • Grenouille Verte d'AlbanieFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balkan frog

Other species in the same genus Pelophylax.

LC, Least Concern
Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)

Marsh frog

Pelophylax ridibundus

Ranidae

LC, Least Concern
Pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae)

Pool frog

Pelophylax lessonae

Ranidae

LC, Least Concern

Perez's frog

Pelophylax perezi

RanidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Sahara frog

Pelophylax saharicus

RanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the balkan frog?

The balkan frog (Pelophylax shqipericus) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balkan frog (Pelophylax shqipericus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-frog

MLA

“Balkan frog (Pelophylax shqipericus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-frog.

BibTeX
@misc{balkan_frog_2026,
  title = {Balkan frog (Pelophylax shqipericus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-frog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}