''Rana holtzi'', also known as the Taurus frog, is a
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of the
Ranidae family
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, varying in size from 6.0 to 7.5cm.
[Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız & Bayram Göçmen (2012)]
Population dynamics, reproduction, and life history traits of Taurus Frog, Rana holtzi Werner, 1898 (Anura: Ranidae) in Karagöl (Ulukışla, Niğde), Turkey
''Herpetologica Romanica'', Vol. 6, 2012, pp.1-40 It is the only extant frog species that doesn't croak. Although it was only thought to be present in
Karagöl and Çiniligöl, research conducted in 2007 revealed Eğrigöl as another habitat where the species is present.
References
External links
*Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız & Bayram Göçmen (2012)
Population dynamics, reproduction, and life history traits of Taurus Frog, Rana holtzi Werner, 1898 (Anura: Ranidae) in Karagöl (Ulukışla, Niğde), Turkey ''Herpetologica Romanica'', Vol. 6, 2012, pp. 1–40
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TÜBİTAK
The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies ...
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Toros kurbağasıfrom Turkey Taxonomic Species Database
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Toros kurbağası sayısında artış news article from ''Kentselhaber.com''.
holtzi
Endemic fauna of Turkey
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