El gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, és una espècie d'amfibi anur de la família Pelodytidae. Fins fa pocs anys es considerava que totes les poblacions del gènere Pelodytes d'Europa occidental pertanyien a aquesta espècie. No obstant, nous estudis moleculars han permès diferenciar-ne tres noves espècies que s'han deslligat de la primera. Es tracta dels taxons Pelodytes ibericus (sud ibèric) Pelodytes atlanticus (oest ibèric) i Pelodytes hespericus (centre i est ibèrics). Actualment es considera que la distribució ibèrica de Pelodytes punctatus s'inicia al Massís del Garraf i continua cap al nord, fins abastar quasi tota la França continental i arribar a la Ligúria i el Piemont al seu extrem oriental.
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Barcelonès, Catalunya). |
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Mascle adult de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Maresme, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un prat humit (Maresme, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un estany d'aigües temporals (Maresme, Catalunya). |
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Femella adulta de gripauet septentrional, Pelodytes punctatus, a un estany d'aigües temporals (Maresme, Catalunya). |