Latonia nigriventer Mendelssohn & Steinitz, 1943
Hula painted frog, Israel painted frog, Palestinian painted frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Discoglossus nigriventer Mendelssohn & Steinitz, 1943
Conservation Status
Last record: 1955
Rediscovered in late 2011
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Hula Valley, Israel
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mendelssohn, H. and Steinitz, H. (1943). A new frog from Palestine. Copeia 1943: 231-233.
Other references:
Andreone, Franco et al. (2022). Threatened and extinct amphibians and reptiles in Italian natural history collections are useful conservation tools. Acta Herpetologica 17(1): 45-58. doi:10.36253/a_h-12349
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Biton, R., Boistel, R., Rabinovich, R., Gafny, S., Brumfeld, V. and Bailon, S. (2016). Osteological Observations on the Alytid Anura [i]Latonia nigriventer[/i] with Comments on Functional Morphology, Biogeography, and Evolutionary History. J. Morphol. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20562. [Abstract]
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Perl, R. G. Bina et al. (2017). [url=http://www.mvences.de/p/p1/Vences_A351.pdf]Natural history and conservation of the rediscovered Hula painted frog, Latonia nigriventer[/url]. Contributions to Zoology, 86(1): 11-37.
Perl, R. G. Bina et al. (2018a). Population genetic analysis of the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) reveals high genetic diversity and low inbreeding. Scientific Reports 8: 5588.
Perl, R. G. Bina et al. (2018b). Notes on post-metamorphic colour pattern changes in the Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer): How realistic is re-identification of juveniles? Herpetology Notes 11: 475-480. [automatic download]
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Rinat, Z. 2011. Long thought extinct, Hula painted frog found once again in Israeli nature reserve. Available at: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/long-thought-extinct-hula-painted-frog-found-once-again-in-israeli-nature-reserve-1.396000 [Accessed 15 February 2013).
Steinitz, H. (1955). Occurrence of Discoglossus nigriventer in Israel. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel 5B(2)((B)5): 192-193.
Tron, F. (2005). Second Discoglossus nigriventer rediscovery expedition in the central Bekaa Valley, Lebanon: 17-28 April 2005 Expedition Report. A Rocha.