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Guatemala plateau frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Lithobates

Higher classification
  
Rana

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ranidae

Scientific name
  
Rana macroglossa

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sierra Madre frog, Puebla frog, Lithobates megapoda, Transverse volcanic leopard fr, Tlaloc's leopard frog

The Guatemala plateau frog (Lithobates macroglossa) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It occurs in Guatemala and southern Mexico. It is impossible to morphologically distinguish this species from Lithobates forreri and Lithobates brownorum, and the validity of it has been questioned. It is an uncommon frog that inhabits cloud forests, including degraded forest, and grassland. Breeding takes place in streams and small temporary ponds. It is threatened by habitat degradation caused by agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, human settlement, and water pollution.

References

Guatemala plateau frog Wikipedia