 |
Parsley Frog
Pelodytes punctatus
© Teresa Farino
Scientific names of amphibians and fish referred to in Travellers' Nature Guides: Spain
The scientific names for amphibians mentioned in Travellers' Nature Guides:
Spain follow Barbadillo, L J et al. (1999) Anfibios y Reptiles de la Península
Ibérica, Baleares y Canarias. Editorial GeoPlaneta, S A, with common names -
as far as possible - taken from Arnold, E N & Burton, J A (1999) A Field Guide
to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins.
Fish scientific and common names are taken from the Fishbase website, supplemented by common names from Miller, P J & Loates,
M J (1997) Fish of Britain & Europe. HarperCollins.
Go back to species menu
| Common name |
Scientific name |
| agile frog |
Rana dalmatina |
| Allis shad |
Alosa alosa |
| alpine newt |
Triturus alpestris |
| angler |
Lophius piscatorius |
| annular seabream |
Diplodus annularis |
| Atlantic bonito |
Sarda sarda |
| Atlantic salmon |
Salmo salar |
| Atlantic stargazer |
Uranoscopus scaber |
| Atlantic sturgeon |
Acipenser sturio |
| axillary wrasse |
Symphodus mediterraneus |
| Ballan wrasse |
Labrus bergylta |
| bermejuela |
Rutilus arcasii |
| big-scale sand smelt |
Atherina boyeri |
| black bullhead |
Ameiurus melas |
| black goby |
Gobius niger |
| black scorpionfish |
Scorpaena porcus |
| black-tailed wrasse |
Symphodus melanocercus |
| blacktip grouper |
Epinephelus fasciatus |
| bordallo |
Leuciscus carolitertii |
| Bosca's newt |
Triturus boscai |
| brill |
Scophthalmus rhombus |
| brown trout |
Salmo trutta fario |
| brown wrasse |
Labrus merula |
| cacho |
Leuciscus pyrenaicus |
| calandino |
Rutilus alburnoides |
| colmilleja |
Cobitis maroccana |
| comber |
Serranus cabrilla |
| common carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
| common frog |
Rana temporaria |
| common goby |
Pomatoschistus microps |
| common sole |
Solea solea |
| common toad |
Bufo bufo |
| common tree frog |
Hyla arborea |
| common two-banded seabream |
Diplodus vulgaris |
| corkwing wrasse |
Symphodus melops |
| Crucian carp |
Carassius carassius |
| damselfish |
Chromis chromis |
| dragonet |
Callionymus lyra |
| dusky perch |
Epinephelus guaza |
| East Atlantic peacock wrasse |
Symphodus tinca |
| eastern mosquitofish |
Gambusia holbrooki |
| European anchovy |
Engraulis encrasicolus |
| European barracuda |
Sphyraena sphyraena |
| European chub |
Leuciscus cephalus |
| European conger |
Conger conger |
| European eel |
Anguilla anguilla |
| European pilchard |
Sardina pilchardus |
| European plaice |
Pleuronectes platessus |
| European river lamprey |
Lampetra fluviatilis |
| European seabass |
Dicentrarchus labrax |
| fire salamander |
Salamandra salamandra |
| flathead mullet |
Mugil cephalus |
| flounder |
Platichthys flesus |
| freshwater blenny |
Salario fluviatilis |
| giant goby |
Gobius cobitis |
| gilthead seabream |
Sparus auratus |
| golden-striped salamander |
Chioglossa lusitanica |
| green toad |
Bufo viridis |
| Iberian barbel |
Barbus comizo |
| Iberian frog |
Rana iberica |
| Iberian midwife toad |
Alytes cisternasii |
| Iberian nase |
Chondrostoma polylepis |
| Iberian painted frog |
Discoglossus galganoi |
| Iberian pool frog |
Rana perezi |
| jarabugo |
Anaecypris hispanica |
| lamprehuela |
Cobitis calderoni |
| largemouth bass |
Micropterus salmoides |
| large-scaled scorpionfish |
Scorpaena scrofa |
| leaping mullet |
Liza saliens |
| leopard-spotted goby |
Thorogobius ephippiatus |
| Lusitanian toadfish |
Halobatrachus didactylus |
| Mallorcan midwife toad |
Alytes muletensis |
| marbled newt |
Triturus marmoratus |
| Mediterranean moray |
Muraena helena |
| Mediterranean rainbow wrasse |
Coris julis |
| Mediterranean sand smelt |
Atherina hepsetus |
| midwife toad |
Alytes obstetricans |
| mosquitofish |
Gambusia spp. |
| natterjack toad |
Bufo calamita |
| northern pike |
Esox lucius |
| ornate wrasse |
Thalassoma pavo |
| painted comber |
Serranus scriba |
| painted frog |
Discoglossus pictus |
| palmate newt |
Triturus helveticus |
| pardilla |
Rutilus lemmingii |
| parsley frog |
Pelodytes punctatus |
| peacock blenny |
Salaria pavo |
| pearly wrasse |
Xyrichtys novacula |
| pouting |
Trisopterus luscus |
| pumpkinseed |
Lepomis gibbosus |
| Pyrenean brook salamander |
Euproctus asper |
| Pyrenean frog |
Rana pyrenaica |
| sharp-ribbed salamander |
Pleurodeles waltl |
| stripeless tree frog |
Hyla meridionalis |
| western spadefoot |
Pelobates cultripes |
|
