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Rio Chipillico frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Lithobates

Higher classification
  
Rana

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ranidae

Scientific name
  
Rana bwana

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sierra Madre frog, Puebla frog, Frog, Lithobates megapoda, Transverse volcanic leopard fr

The Rio Chipillico frog (Lithobates bwana) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical forests near fast-flowing rivers; it breeds in pools of water near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion and human settlement.

References

Rio Chipillico frog Wikipedia