Sahara frog
Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) is a species in the family Ranidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 30.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the sahara frog
- Weight
- 30.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 10.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 14 years
- Main food
- arthropods, vertebratessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1,300src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sahara frog live?
Not recorded
What is the sahara frog?
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.
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Is the sahara frog endangered?
The sahara 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 sahara frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae
- genusPelophylax
- SpeciesPelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913)
Synonyms Hylarana saharica, Rana esculenta latastei, Rana esculenta saharica, Rana esculenta var. latastei, Rana esculenta var. saharica, Rana ridibunda riodeoroi, Rana ridibunda saharica, Rana saharica, Rana saharica riodeori, Rana saharica saharica, Rana zavattarii
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Moroccan green frogEnglish
- North African green frogEnglish
- North African water frogEnglish
- ضفدع أخضر مغاربيArabic
- ضفدع الصحراء الكبرىArabic
- xaronca saharianaAsturian
- skokan saharskýCzech
- SaharawasserfroschGerman
- Sahara-WasserfroschGerman
- Rana Verde NorteafricanaSpanish
- Grenouille du SaharaFrench
- Grenouille d’Afrique du NordFrench
- Grenouille saharienneFrench
- Grenouille saharienne (La)French
- Grenouille verte d'Afrique du NordFrench
- Grenouille Verte d’Afrique du NordFrench
- Rana verde nordafricanaItalian
- サハラトノサマガエルJapanese
- żaba saharyjskaPolish
- Сахарская лягушкаRussian
- 撒哈拉側褶蛙Chinese
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Relatives of the sahara frog
Other species in the same genus Pelophylax.
Marsh frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Pool frog
Pelophylax lessonae
Perez's frog
Pelophylax perezi
Epirus water frog
Pelophylax epeiroticus
Dark-spotted frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Balkan frog
Pelophylax shqipericus
CompareSahara frog vs Marsh frogSahara frog vs Pool frogSahara frog vs Perez's frogSahara frog vs Epirus water frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sahara frog?
An adult sahara frog weighs 30.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sahara frog endangered?
The sahara frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the sahara frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.
What kind of animal is the sahara frog?
The sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) 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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