Amphibians of North Africa

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Ecology of Amphibians in North West Africa 2a. Amphibians and ecoregions 2b. The role of amphibians in ecosystems 3. Species Descriptions 3a. Urodela 3b. Anura

Authors

Daniel Escoriza Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain. Daniel Escoriza is a physician and researcher for Institut Català de la Salut and University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi. His work now focuses on the ecology of Mediterranean amphibians, particularly in North African species. Before coming to ICS/AEU, D. Escoriza collaborated with the University of Girona. He has published about 50 articles in scientific journals and three books, describing one new genus and two new subspecies of North African amphibians and a new species of freshwater shrimp. Daniel Escoriza earned a doctorate in ecology from the University of Girona. He is also member of the IUCN working group in Mediterranean amphibians. Jihène Ben Hassine University of Tunis II-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia. Dr. Jihène Ben Hassine is a teacher and biologist for University of Tunis el Manar. Her work now focuses on the ecology of North African amphibians, with special interest in Algeria and Tunisia. She has published about 25 articles in scientific journals. Jihène Ben Hassine earned a doctorate in ecology from the University of Tunis el Manar.