{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = Rana_italica.jpg | image_caption = Rana italica | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Rana italica | authority = Dubois, 1987 | synonyms = * ''Rana graeca italica'' <br />{{small|Dubois, 1987}} * ''Rana (Rana) italica'' <br />{{small|— Dubois, 1987}} * ''Rana italica'' <br />{{small|— Picariello, Scillitani & <br />Cretella, 1990}} * ''Rana (Laurasiarana) italica'' <br />{{small|— Hillis & Wilcox, 2005}} | synonyms_ref = <ref>Frost D (2018). "''Rana italica'' ". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.</ref> |status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Rana italica'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T58624A89705522 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58624A89705522.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> }}
The '''Italian stream frog''' ('''''Rana italica'''''), also called the '''Italian frog''', is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is endemic to Italy and San Marino.
==Description== Adults of ''R. italica'' have a head-body length of {{convert|7|–|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The hind legs are long, but not extremely so. If the hind leg is pressed forward along the body, the "heel" (tibio-tarsal articulation) does not extend beyond the snout. There are pearly granules on the ventral surfaces of the hind legs.<ref>Vanni S, Nistra A (2006). ''Atlante degli Anfibi e dei Rettili della Toscana''. Florence: ''Università degli studi di Firenze, Museo di storia naturale sezione di zoologia La Specola''. 379 pp. (in Italian).</ref>
==Vocalization== The male ''R. italica'' calls only underwater. Calls are usually inaudible to a human listener, unless the calling frog is only slightly below the surface. Three different calls are known: a low repeated "grongron", a modulated "squack", and a short "uh".<ref>Razzetti, Edoardo; Sacchi, Roberto; Platz, James E. (2006). "First description of the acoustic repertoire of ''Rana italica'' (Anura, Ranidae)". ''Herpetological Journal'' '''16''': 229-231.</ref>
==Habitat== The natural habitats of ''R. italica'' are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
==Conservation status== ''R. italica'' is threatened by habitat loss.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
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==Further reading== *Dubois A (1987) ("1985"). "''Notes sur les grenouilles brunes (groupe de ''Rana temporaria'' Linné, 1758). IV. Note préliminaire sur ''Rana graeca'' Boulenger, 1891'' ". ''Alytes, Paris'' '''4''': 135–138. (''Rana graeca italica'', new subspecies). (in French).
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Category:Rana (genus) Category:Amphibians described in 1987 Category:Amphibians of Europe Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Alain Dubois
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