Albanian water frog [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Albanian water frog
The Albanian water frog ("Pelophylax shqipericus") is a species of true frog (family Ranidae) and is native to Albania and Montenegro. As its common name suggests, it prefers aquatic environments. The Albanian water frog is an endangered species and known populations are currently in decline. Significant threats to its habitat are presented by pollution and by drainage of wetlands, and a more direct threat is the aggressive collection of the species for commercial purposes.
The frogs are medium-sized and males sometimes
to look for various species of frogs thought to be extinct in the wild, including the gastric-brooding frog.
Conservation status.
Both species are listed as "Extinct" under both the IUCN Red List and under Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; however, they are still listed as "Endangered" under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Conservation status De-extinction attempt.
Scientists are making progress in their efforts to bring the gastric-brooding frog species back to life using somatic-