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Pelodytes caucasicus

Taxon: Amphibia
Author: David Tarkhnishvili
Comment: Akhaldaba, Borjomi Gorge, early 1990s. Male (left) and female (right) of mud-diver
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Scientific Name ID: 45165
Name According To: www.faunaeur.org
Taxon Rank: Class
Scientific Name Authorship: Gray, 1825
Vernacular Name: Frogs, Toads and their relatives
Georgian Name: ამფიბიები
GBD Remarks:

Only 12 out of 5,743 (0.2%) of the world amphibian fauna found in Georgia. However among these 12 there are 3 species endemic for the Caucasus, two Caucasian endemic subspecies, and five have limited east-Mediterranean distribution


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