Morocco (and adjacent Western Sahara) to Tunisia and northern Libya, Siwa Oasis, northwestern Egypt. Also known from localities near the Hoggar Massic in southern Algeria; Ceuta and Melilla (Spain)
Antimicrobial & other activities
antibacterial, insulin releasing
Tissue
Skin
Sequence
Length
46
References:
2. for other activities
L. Marenah et al. / Journal of Endocrinology 188 (2006) 1-9. Skin secretions of Rana saharica frogs reveal antimicrobial peptides esculentins-1 and -1B and brevinins-1E and -2EC with novel insulin releasing activity