Hyla savignyi Audouin, 1827

Nomenclature and Classification

Hyla savignyi Audouin, 1827, commonly called Savigny's treefrog, lemon-yellow tree frog, and Middle East tree frog, is a frog species belonging to the family Hylidae.

Conservation Status

This species is endemic to the Middle East and has been classified as an endangered species.

Geographic Range

Its confirmed geographic range includes Bulgaria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.

Natural Habitats

The natural habitats of the Middle East tree frog are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, temperate desert, arable land, rural gardens, canals and ditches, and introduced vegetation.