Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 91, July 2009, pp. 1-31. | Page 13

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Amphibians:
Nine amphibian species have been recorded in Palestine: One newt species, one
salamander species and seven species of frogs and toads.
Amphibians in Palestine belong to two orders; (i) Caudata; (ii) Salientia or Anura; six
families: (i) Salamandridae; (ii) Bufonidae; (iii) Hylidae, (iv) Ranidae, (v) Pelobatidae,
(vi) Discoglossidae; and seven genera, five of which are important wetland species.

The extinct Palestinian or Hula Painted Frog (Discoglossus nigriventer).
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The most commonly seen in Palestine is the European Green Toad (Bufo viridis). The
other species are: The Syrian or Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates syriacus), the
Anatolian or Savigny's Tree Frog (Hyla savignyi), the newly discovered Jerusalem or
Judean Hil