Biology:Northwest Mexico leopard frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Northwest Mexico leopard frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. magnaocularis
Binomial name
Lithobates magnaocularis
(Frost & Bagnara, 1974)
Synonyms

Rana magnaocularis Frost & Bagnara, 1974

The Northwest Mexico leopard frog (Lithobates magnaocularis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Mexico.[2][3] This predominantly aquatic frog inhabits temporary or permanent pools in shrublands and mesquite forests. It might be threatened by droughts.[1]

It ranges along the Pacific slope of the Sierra Madre Occidental and adjacent coastal plain from southern Sonora state to southwards to the Río Grande de Santiago valley, where it occurs from sea level to 470 meters elevation.[1]

See also

  • List of amphibians of Mexico

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates magnaocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58656A53970843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58656A53970843.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58656/53970843. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates magnaocularis (Frost and Bagnara, 1974)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php/. 
  3. "Amazing Frogs and Toads"; Clark, Barry. First American edition, 1990; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; 1900, London

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