Since the description of Charles Darwin’s frog as Rana charlesdarwini in 1998, its generic placement has been a taxonomic enigma. Subsequent studies first transferred this species to the dicroglossid genus Limnonectes, and then considered it as a ceratobatrachid of the genus Ingerana, which has since been moved to the family Dicroglossidae. However, recent works have doubted this generic placement and also suggested the possibility of its sister relationship with the genus Liurana, within Ceratobatrachidae. Leer más.

Una de les imatges més emblemàtiques de la natura al Montseny, és una salamandra fotografiada a la fageda de Santa Fe un dia plujós de primavera. Aquesta és l’espècie d’amfibi més abundant i àmpliament distribuïda al massís gràcies a l’abundant combinació de torrents i masses forestals que l’hi ofereixen ambients humits i temperats. Leer más.

The Filfil Slippery Frog lives amongst the rivers, streams, and large pools above 800 to 2500 meters above sea level. Not much is known about the frogs life history. Clusters of the eggs have been found at the end of the rainy season (August). Leer más.

Small Freshwater Bodies include ponds, lochans, ditches, springs, seepages and flushes. All of these provide huge ecological benefits, supporting a wide range of aquatic species and offsetting some of the negative impacts of many environmental issues facing us such as climate change, flooding, chemical and noise pollution. Leer más.

A la tercera va la vencida y tras dos intentos fallidos, en 2018 el viaje herpetológico a Bulgaria y 2020 por las restricciones de la pandemia del covid, por fin este 2022 he podido hacer un viaje por toda Grecia para disfrutar de unos de los países europeos más interesantes y atractivos para cualquier aficionado a los anfibios y reptiles. Leer más.