The Maltese Frog

The frog found in Malta and Gozo is known as the Mediterranean Maltese Painted Frog. This animal is an amphibian. It has colourful markings and is usually olive-brown in colour with large dark spots. Its belly is whitish. The body is stout with a flat wide head. The pupil in its eyes is shaped like an upside-down droplet.
The Mediterranean Maltese Painted Frog is common in damp areas near water, in open landscapes, in orchards and vineyards, as well as on campsites. They are also known to live and breed in water. In the dry Summer months, the Mediterranean Maltese Painted Frog hibernates in burrows to find pools supplied by underground freshwater streams.
The Mediterranean Maltese Painted Frog eats geckos and when they find no food they sometimes eat small tadpoles or younger frogs. Hedgehogs and weasels and snakes are their enemies because they catch them for food. This frog is also found in Spain.

The Mediterranean Maltese Painted Frog is also an endangered animal in Malta and Gozo because the ground-water levels are decreasing. This animal is also protected by law in the Maltese islands.

The Maltese Frog

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