Perez's frog
Pelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 31.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the perez's frog
- Weight
- 31.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 8.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 6.8 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 10,000src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the perez's frog live?
Not recorded
What is the perez's frog?
The Perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi), also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog or Coruna frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is native to southern France, Portugal, Spain, and has been introduced to the Canary and Balearic Islands, Madeira, the United Kingdom, and the Azores. In the Iberian Peninsula it is widespread and common.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and urban areas. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
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Is the perez's frog endangered?
The perez's frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the perez's frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusPelophylax
- SpeciesPelophylax perezi (López-Seoane, 1885)
Synonyms Hylarana perezi, Pelophylax grafi, Rana calcarata, Rana esculenta perezi, Rana grafi, Rana perezi, Rana ridibunda perezi
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Iberian green frogEnglish
- Iberian pond frogEnglish
- Iberian water frogEnglish
- ضفدع بيريزArabic
- ضفدع اخضر ايبيريArabic
- Granota Verda IbèricaCatalan
- skokan PerézůvCzech
- Iberisk LatterfrøDanish
- Perez' FroschGerman
- Iberischer WasserfroschGerman
- Rana ComúnSpanish
- IberianvihersammakkoFinnish
- Grenouille de PerezFrench
- Grenouille de Pérez (La)French
- Ra verdeGalician
- Rana di PerezItalian
- ペレスワライガエルJapanese
- Iberische meerkikkerDutch
- Żaba pirenejskaPolish
- Rã-verde-de-PerezPortuguese
- Rã-verdePortuguese
- Пиренейская лягушкаRussian
- Iberisk sjögrodaSwedish
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Relatives of the perez's frog
Other species in the same genus Pelophylax.
Marsh frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Pool frog
Pelophylax lessonae
Epirus water frog
Pelophylax epeiroticus
Sahara frog
Pelophylax saharicus
Dark-spotted frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Balkan frog
Pelophylax shqipericus
ComparePerez's frog vs Marsh frogPerez's frog vs Pool frogPerez's frog vs Epirus water frogPerez's frog vs Sahara frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the perez's frog?
An adult perez's frog weighs 31.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the perez's frog endangered?
The perez's frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the perez's frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the perez's frog?
The perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi) belongs to the family Ranidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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