Relict leopard frog
| Script error: No such module "Automated taxobox". | |
|---|---|
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. | |
Script error: No such module "Conservation status".
| |
Script error: No such module "Conservation status".
| |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">Template:Taxon infoTemplate:Taxon italics |
| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxon infoTemplate:Taxon italics (Cope, 1875)
| |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana onca Cope, 1875 | |
Page Template:Taxobox/core/styles.css has no content.Template:Taxonbar/candidateTemplate:Speciesbox/parameterCheckScript error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
The relict leopard frog (Lithobates onca, formerly Rana onca) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to the United States.
Description
The vocalizations of the relict leopard frog have been described as a "low rumbling 'snore'."[3] Individuals measure 4.4–8.4 cm (1.7–3.3 in), and have a narrow, brown-colored body with darker spots and a beige-colored streak on the upper lip.[3] Relict leopard frogs are most nocturnal.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Its historic range is along the Colorado River in extreme northwestern Arizona, and adjacent Nevada and southwestern Utah, although true to its name, its present range seems to be restricted to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, rendering it extirpated in Arizona and Utah.[4] Its natural habitat is freshwater springs and their outlets.
Conservation
In the mid-20th century, the relict leopard frog was declared to be extinct.[5] The species was rediscovered in the 1990s in the Virgin River and Muddy River watersheds in Nevada.[5] It is threatened by habitat loss to agriculture and water development as well as invasive species.[1]
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ a b Template:Cite iucn
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lithobates onca. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Long, Kim (1999). Frogs: A Wildlife Handbook. Big Earth Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-55566-226-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Relict Leopard Frog - Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
External links
Script error: No such module "Taxonbar".
