List of amphibians of Malta explained

There are three species of amphibians in Malta.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Subclass: Lissamphibia

Superorder: Salientia

Order: Anura

• Suborder: Neobatrachia
  • Family: Alytidae
    • Genus: Discoglossus
      • Mediterranean painted frog (Discoglossus pictus)
  • Family: Bufonidae
    • Genus: Bufotes
      • European green toad (Bufotes viridis)
  • Family: Ranidae
    • Genus: Pelophylax
      • Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae)

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of AMPHIBIA species in Malta.
2. Far from home: tracing the origin of non-native water frogs (genus Pelophylax) in Malta by molecular markers. 2024 . 10.1007/s10530-023-03228-8 . Papežík . Petr . Sciberras . Arnold . Benovics . Michal . Sciberras . Jeffrey . Deidun . Alain . Mikulíček . Peter . Biological Invasions .
3. Book: Genetic variation within Bufo viridis: evidence from mitochondrial 12S and 16S RRNA DNA sequences.
4. An investigation of the vulnerability of the Maltese painted frog, 'Discoglossus pictus pictus' populations. 2016 . University of Malta . bachelorThesis . Cilia . Ryan .
5. Web site: Bufotes viridis . Amphibia Web.
6. Web site: Discoglossus pictus . Amphibia Web.
7. Web site: Pelophylax bedriagae . Amphibia Web.