Hyla savignyi

Hyla savignyi

Savigny's treefrog, Lemon-yellow tree frog

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Hyla savignyi

Hyla savignyi, also known as the Savigny's treefrog, lemon-yellow tree frog, and Middle East tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East, where it has been declared an endangered species.

Animal name origin

The specific name, savignyi, is in honor of French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny.

Distribution

Geography

H. savignyi is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.

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The natural habitats of the Middle East tree frog are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, temperate desert, arable land, rural gardens, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.

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References

1. Hyla savignyi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_savignyi
2. Hyla savignyi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55647/11347491

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