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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Rana_italica.jpg
| image_caption = Rana italica
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Rana italica
| authority = [[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois]], 1987
| synonyms =
* ''Rana graeca italica'' <br>{{small|Dubois, 1987}}
* ''Rana (Rana) italica'' <br>{{small|— Dubois, 1987}}
* ''Rana italica'' <br>{{small|— [[Orfeo Picariello|Picariello]], [[Giovanni Scillitani|Scillitani]] & <br>[[Massimo Cretella|Cretella]], 1990}}
* ''Rana (Laurasiarana) italica'' <br>{{small|— [[David M. Hilis|Hillis]] & [[Thomas P. Wilcox|Wilcox]], 2005}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[[Darrel R. Frost|Frost D]] (2018). "''Rana italica'' ". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History.</ref> 
|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Rana italica'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T58624A89705522 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58624A89705522.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> 
}}

The '''Italian stream frog''' ('''''Rana italica'''''), also called the '''Italian frog''', is a [[species]] of [[frog]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Ranidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Italy and [[San Marino]].

==Description==
Adults of ''R. italica'' have a head-body length of {{convert|7|–|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The hind legs are long, but not extremely so. If the hind leg is pressed forward along the body, the "heel" (tibio-tarsal articulation) does not extend beyond the snout. There are pearly granules on the ventral surfaces of the hind legs.<ref>Vanni S, Nistra A (2006). ''Atlante degli Anfibi e dei Rettili della Toscana''. Florence: ''Università degli studi di Firenze, Museo di storia naturale sezione di zoologia La Specola''. 379 pp. (in Italian).</ref>

==Vocalization==
The male ''R. italica'' calls only underwater. Calls are usually inaudible to a human listener, unless the calling frog is only slightly below the surface. Three different calls are known: a low repeated "grongron", a modulated "squack", and a short "uh".<ref>Razzetti, Edoardo; Sacchi, Roberto; Platz, James E. (2006). "First description of the acoustic repertoire of ''Rana italica'' (Anura, Ranidae)". ''Herpetological Journal'' '''16''': 229-231.</ref> 

==Habitat==
The natural [[habitat]]s of ''R. italica'' are [[river]]s, intermittent rivers, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[marsh]]es, and intermittent freshwater marshes. 

==Conservation status==
''R. italica'' is threatened by [[habitat destruction|habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[[:fr:Alain Dubois|Dubois A]] (1987) ("1985"). "''Notes sur les grenouilles brunes (groupe de ''Rana temporaria'' Linné, 1758). IV. Note préliminaire sur ''Rana graeca'' Boulenger, 1891'' ". ''Alytes, Paris'' '''4''': 135–138. (''Rana graeca italica'', new subspecies). (in French).

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[[Category:Rana (genus)]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1987]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Europe]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]


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