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title: "Sahara frog"
description: "Pelophylax saharicus — Amfibieën. The Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/sahara-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sahara frog

> Pelophylax saharicus — Amfibieën. The Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.

- Scientific name: *Pelophylax saharicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1872
- Wikidata: [Q774597](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q774597)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66335](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66335)

## Names

- en: Sahara Frog
- de: Saharawasserfrosch
- es: Rana Verde Norteafricana
- fr: Grenouille du Sahara
- it: Rana verde nordafricana
- nl: Sahara frog

## Countries with the most observations

MA (1208), DZ (331), TN (139), ES (4), EG (3)

## Summary

The Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is native to Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spanish North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla), and Western Sahara; it has also been introduced to Gran Canaria. In French it is called grenouille verte d'Afrique du Nord, and in Spanish it is known as rana verde norteafricana.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_frog

## Photo

![Sahara frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sahara-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160770019

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sahara-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).