Highland frog
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Highland frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | L. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Lithobates maculatus Brocchi, 1877
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The highland frog (Lithobates maculatus),[2] also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, known from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
Like other members of Lithobates, it is sometimes classified under the genus Rana.[4]
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58655A3071915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58655A3071915.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Amphibian Species of the World". Reference Reviews. 28 (6): 32. 2014-08-12. doi:10.1108/rr-05-2014-0125. ISSN 0950-4125.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Rana maculata". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
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