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| Taurus frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. holtzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana holtzi Werner, 1898 | |
Rana holtzi, also known as the Taurus frog, is a frog species of the Ranidae family endemic to Turkey, varying in size from 6.0 to 7.5cm. 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
- Olgun Kurtulu?, Murat Bozdógan, Mehmet ?z, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumluta?, U?ur Kaya, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu (2009). "Rana holtzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T136089A4230728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T136089A4230728.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Göçmen, Bayram. "Toros Kurbağası". www.turkherptil.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 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
- Arıbaş, Uğur (17 October 2009). "Niğde'yi sevmek için birkaç sebep..." Defterk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- Baran, İbrahim; Ilgaz, Çetin; Kumultaş, Yusuf; Olgun, Kurtuluş; Avcı, Aziz; İret, Fatma (13 March 2006). "On new population of Rana Holtzi and Rana macrocnemis (Ranidae:Anura)" (PDF). TÜBİTAK Turk J Zool. 31 (2007) 241-247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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.
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| Rana holtzi | |
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