Rana holtzi explained

Rana holtzi, also known as the Taurus frog,^[1] is a frog species of the Ranidae family endemic to Turkey, varying in size from 6.0 to 7.5cm.^[2] It is the only extant frog species that doesn't croak.^[3] 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.^[4]

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
• TÜBİTAK Toros kurbağası from Turkey Taxonomic Species Database
• "Toros kurbağası sayısında artış" news article from Kentselhaber.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toros Kurbağası . Göçmen . Bayram . www.turkherptil.org . 29 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120529202106/http://www.turkherptil.org/IcerikDetay.asp?IcerikKatId=19&TurId=471 . 29 May 2012.
2. 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
3. Web site: Arıbaş . Uğur . Niğde'yi sevmek için birkaç sebep... . Defterk . 26 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830074717/http://www.defterk.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=180 . 30 August 2011 . 17 October 2009.
4. Web site: Baran . İbrahim . Ilgaz . Çetin . Kumultaş . Yusuf . Olgun . Kurtuluş . Avcı . Aziz . İret . Fatma . On new population of Rana Holtzi and Rana macrocnemis (Ranidae:Anura) . TÜBİTAK Turk J Zool. 31 (2007) 241-247 . 26 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027131200/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-07-31-3/zoo-31-3-7-0603-8.pdf . 27 October 2011 . 13 March 2006.