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There are three species of amphibians in Malta.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Subclass: Lissamphibia

Superorder: Salientia

Order: Anura

Suborder: Neobatrachia
- Family: Alytidae
  - Genus: Discoglossus
    - Mediterranean painted frog (Discoglossus pictus) LC
- Family: Bufonidae
  - Genus: Bufotes
    - European green toad (Bufotes viridis) LC
- Family: Ranidae
  - Genus: Pelophylax
    - Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae) LC

References

^ "List of AMPHIBIA species in Malta".
^ Papežík, Petr; Sciberras, Arnold; Benovics, Michal; Sciberras, Jeffrey; Deidun, Alain; Mikulíček, Peter (2024). "Far from home: tracing the origin of non-native water frogs (genus Pelophylax) in Malta by molecular markers". Biological Invasions. doi:10.1007/s10530-023-03228-8.
^ Genetic variation within Bufo viridis: evidence from mitochondrial 12S and 16S RRNA DNA sequences.
^ Cilia, Ryan (2016). An investigation of the vulnerability of the Maltese painted frog, 'Discoglossus pictus pictus' populations (bachelorThesis). University of Malta.
^ "Bufotes viridis". Amphibia Web.
^ "Discoglossus pictus". Amphibia Web.
^ "Pelophylax bedriagae". Amphibia Web.

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