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A 2011 genetic analysis provided evidence that the northwestern Mogollon Rim population of L. chiricahuensis is indistinguishable from specimens of the extinct Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri). [7] The Ramsey Canyon leopard frog (Lithobates subaquavocalis) has also been shown to be conspecific with the Chiricahua leopard frog.
Leopard frog is a generic name used to refer to various species in the true frog genus Lithobates. They all have similar coloration: brown or green with spots that form a leopard pattern . They are distinguished by their distribution and behavioral, morphological , and genetic differences.
Southern leopard frog. Lithobates sphenocephalus[1][3] or Rana sphenocephala, [4][5][6] commonly known as the southern leopard frog, is a medium-sized anuran in the family Ranidae (the true frogs). The southern leopard frog is one of the 36 species currently or formerly classified in the Rana genus found in North America. [7]
Aug. 28—For the fourth time, hundreds of endangered frogs were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge with the intent to revitalize their population. The nearly 400 northern leopard ...
A new species of frog has been officially confirmed, close to 80 years after its existence was first theorized. The frog, Rana kauffeldi, is a type of leopard frog, and the process of establishing ...
Family Ranidae (true frogs) Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) VU. Ramsey Canyon leopard frog (Lithobates subaquavocalis) CR, [4] species not recognized by SSAR [3] Florida bog frog (Lithobates okaloosae) VU; Relict leopard frog (Lithobates onca) EN; Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) CR
Mississippi gopher frog or dusky gopher frog, Lithobates sevosus CR E Rio Grande leopard frog, Lithobates berlandieri LC Plains leopard frog, Lithobates blairi LC Chiricahua leopard frog, Lithobates chiricahuensis VU T and: [n 2] Ramsey Canyon leopard frog, Lithobates subaquavocalis CR, [20] [n 4] Green frog, Lithobates clamitans or Rana ...
Plus, a blue northern leopard frog has not been seen in Washington since 2019, wildlife officials said. Sightings have also been few in the past 15 years as the frog population declines and was ...