Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Lithobates Higher classification Lithobates | Phylum Chordata Family Ranidae Scientific name Lithobates chiricahuensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Frog, Lowland leopard frog, Amphibians, Lithobates, Plains leopard frog | ||
10 000th chiricahua leopard frog release
The Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis syn. Rana chiricahuensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the true frogs. It is native to Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, ponds, and open excavations. It is threatened by habitat loss and chytrid fungus to such an extent that it has been eliminated from 80% of its former habitat. The Phoenix Zoo, Arizona's Department of Game and Fish, and the USFWS are trying to mitigate threats through captive breeding and reintroduction efforts.
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- 10 000th chiricahua leopard frog release
- Cheery the true adventures of a chiricahua leopard frog by dr davidson
- Phylogeny
- References
Cheery the true adventures of a chiricahua leopard frog by dr davidson
Phylogeny
A 2011 genetic analysis study provided evidence that the northwestern Mogollon Rim population of the L. chiricahuensis are indistinguishable from specimens of the extinct Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri).
