Cretan Frog
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| Rana cretensis Beerli, Hotz, Tunner, Heppich & Uzzell, 1994 |
The Cretan Frog (Rana cretensis) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Greece.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Beerli, P. & Uzzell, T. 2004. Rana cretensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.

