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Titre :	Preliminary data on the amphibian community of the Roque-Haute Nature Reserve, Southern France (1998)
Auteurs :	Christiane Jakob, Auteur ; Michael Veith, Auteur ; Alfred Seitz, Auteur ; Alain J. Crivelli, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ecologia Mediterranea (24(2) 1998)
Article en page(s) :	235-240
Résumé :	Seven species of amphibians have been recorded at the Roque-Haute Nature Reserve, two newt species: Triturus marmoratus and T. helveticus and five frog species: Hyla meridionalis, Pelodytes punctatus, Pelobates cultripes, Bufo calamita, Rana perezi. Many of these species have a geographic distribution restricted to southern France and the Iberian Peninsula, and are considered as vulnerable. Only 25% of the pools of the Roque-Haute Nature Reserve are used for amphibian reproduction. The larval period lasts from autumn to the end of the following summer. Two species have a reproduction in autumn as well as in spring: Pelodytes punctatus and Pelobates cultripes. More studies are needed on the demography and the genetics of these amphibian populations in order to assess their viability and to ensure their conservation.

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