Parsley frog

Parsley frogs or Pelodytidae, is a family of order Anura. The family has just one genus, Pelodytes. These frogs live in southwestern Europe and the Caucasus. 

Parsley frogs are typical looking frogs.  They are closely related to Spadefoot toads and Megophyrids. The parsley frogs are small, smooth skinned frogs.  They reach a length of . They are one of the few families of frogs which have more known extinct species and genera (two or three) than living species. 

Taxonomy
Family Pelodytidae
Genus Pelodytes
Pelodytes caucasicus – Caucasian parsley frog
Pelodytes ibericus – Iberian parsley frog
Pelodytes punctatus – Common parsley frog

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Category:Frogs of Europe