Wow, you take some really great photographs. I really like the Green frog-beautiful specimen you found.

I am afraid that I am not that great on figuring out scientific names. Would you be able to post the common names as well? Thanks-and I hope to see lots more pictures!


Thanks Jace! The Green frog is the most common frog in portugal. Not a great finding after a lot of years seeing hundreds of them

The common names:

Scientific name - Portuguese common name - English common name


Pelophylax perezi - Rã Verde - Green frog
Rana iberica - Rã Ibérica - Iberian frog
Bufo bufo - Sapo Comum - Common toad

Triturus m. marmoratus - Tritão marmoreado - Marbled newt
Triturus m. pygmaeus - Tritão marmoreado pigmeu - Pygmy marbled newt
Lissotriton boscai - Tritão de ventre laranja - Bosca's newt

Pleurodeles waltl - Salamandra de costelas salientes - Sharp Ribbed Salamander
Salamandra salamandra gallaica - Salamandra de fogo - Portuguese fire salamander

Podarcis hispanica - Lagartixa ibérica - Iberian wall lizard
Podarcis bocagei - Lagartixa de bocage - Bocage's wall lizard
Lacerta schreiberi - Lagarto de água - Schreiber's green lizard
Timon lepida Sardão - Ocellated lizard

Natrix maura - Cobra de água viperina - Viperine water snake

Hope it helps