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Corsican Painted Frog
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Corsican Painted Frog

Discoglossus montalentii

The Corsican painted frog (Discoglossus montalentii) is a species of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae).

It is endemic to the French island of Corsica. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.

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Description

The Corsican painted frog is very similar in appearance to the Tyrrhenian painted frog but has a noticeably more rounded snout and a flatter back. The fourth finger of its front foot is tapering and not spatulate, and its hind legs are longer. It grows to about 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) long. The colour varies and is either plain brown, grey or reddish brown, or one of these colours with dark brown spots. The underside is pale. The call is more musical than other painted frogs and consists of a repeated "poop – poop – poop".

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Range & habitat

The Corsican painted frog is found only on the island of Corsica. It mainly occurs in the central region at altitudes of 300 to 1,900 metres (980 to 6,230 ft), especially in mountain torrents and both still and flowing water in woods and forests. It shares its range with the Tyrrhenian painted frog ((Discoglossus sardus)) but is a more montane species, adept at leaping from rock to rock.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 65425.