Ranidae

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Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae
Lithobates maculatus (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates maculatus (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates maculatus (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates maculatus, the highland frog, is a Ranidae species found in Central America and Mexico, threatened by habitat loss.

Lithobates magnaocularis (Frost & Bagnara, 1974)

Lithobates magnaocularis (Frost & Bagnara, 1974)

Lithobates magnaocularis (Frost & Bagnara, 1974)

Lithobates magnaocularis, the Northwest Mexico leopard frog, is an endemic Mexican aquatic Ranidae frog possibly threatened by droughts.

Lithobates montezumae (Baird, 1854)

Lithobates montezumae (Baird, 1854)

Lithobates montezumae (Baird, 1854)

Montezuma leopard frog (Lithobates montezumae) is a Mexican endemic Ranid frog threatened by habitat loss and collected for food.

Lithobates neovolcanicus (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

Lithobates neovolcanicus (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

Lithobates neovolcanicus (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

Lithobates neovolcanicus is a threatened Ranidae frog endemic to the southern edge of Mexico's Mexican Plateau.

Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)

Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)

Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)

Lithobates onca, the relict leopard frog, is a nocturnal leopard frog currently restricted to Nevada’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Lithobates palmipes (Spix, 1824)

Lithobates palmipes (Spix, 1824)

Lithobates palmipes (Spix, 1824)

Lithobates palmipes, the Amazon River frog, is a non-threatened ranid frog from South America, eaten as food by the Ye'kwana.

Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)

Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)

Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825)

The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) is a small spotted North American frog native to the United States and Canada.

Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782)

Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782)

Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782)

Lithobates pipiens, the northern leopard frog, is a North American frog with potential cancer-fighting oocyte enzymes.

Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1883)

Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1883)

Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1883)

Lithobates pustulosus is a common Ranidae frog endemic to Mexico, inhabiting rocky cascading streams.

Lithobates septentrionalis (Baird, 1854)

Lithobates septentrionalis (Baird, 1854)

Lithobates septentrionalis (Baird, 1854)

Lithobates septentrionalis, the mink frog, is a small aquatic North American frog with distinct sexual dimorphism.

Lithobates spectabilis (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

Lithobates spectabilis (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

Lithobates spectabilis (Hillis & Frost, 1985)

The showy leopard frog (Lithobates spectabilis) is a Ranidae frog endemic to Mexico, threatened by habitat loss.

Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)

Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)

Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825)

Lithobates sylvaticus, the wood frog, is a widespread North American forest amphibian with early spring breeding in ephemeral wetlands.

Lithobates taylori (Smith, 1959)

Lithobates taylori (Smith, 1959)

Lithobates taylori (Smith, 1959)

Lithobates taylori, the Peralta frog, is a large semi-aquatic nocturnal frog found in Central American forests, threatened by habitat loss and pesticide pollution.

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates vaillanti (Brocchi, 1877)

Lithobates vaillanti, or Vaillant's frog, is a ranid frog species found in a wide range of habitats in Central America.

Lithobates vibicarius (Cope, 1894)

Lithobates vibicarius (Cope, 1894)

Lithobates vibicarius (Cope, 1894)

Lithobates vibicarius is a large endangered semi-aquatic frog native to Central America that has undergone severe population decline.

Lithobates virgatipes (Cope, 1891)

Lithobates virgatipes (Cope, 1891)

Lithobates virgatipes (Cope, 1891)

Lithobates virgatipes, the carpenter frog, is a medium-sized North American frog named for its hammer-like call, adapted to acidic aquatic habitats.

Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)

Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)

Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)

Lithobates warszewitschii is a medium-sized frog found in Central American humid forests with known threats from chytridiomycosis and habitat loss.

Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)

Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)

Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)

Lithobates yavapaiensis, the lowland leopard frog, is a non-threatened Ranidae frog found in the US and Mexico.

Lithobates zweifeli (Hillis, Frost & Webb, 1984)

Lithobates zweifeli (Hillis, Frost & Webb, 1984)

Lithobates zweifeli (Hillis, Frost & Webb, 1984)

Zweifel's frog (Lithobates zweifeli) is a Ranidae amphibian endemic to Mexico, found in low elevation forests near water.

Lithobates brownorum (Sanders, 1973)

Lithobates brownorum (Sanders, 1973)

Lithobates brownorum (Sanders, 1973)

Lithobates brownorum (Browns' leopard frog) is a range-restricted frog species recognized as distinct via molecular data.

Lithobates chiricahuensis (Platz & Mecham, 1979)

Lithobates chiricahuensis (Platz & Mecham, 1979)

Lithobates chiricahuensis (Platz & Mecham, 1979)

The Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) is a true frog native to the southwestern US and Mexico.

Lithobates kauffeldi (Feinberg, Newman, Watkins-Colwell, Schlesinger, Zarate, Curry, Shaffer & Burger, 2014)

Lithobates kauffeldi (Feinberg, Newman, Watkins-Colwell, Schlesinger, Zarate, Curry, Shaffer & Burger, 2014)

Lithobates kauffeldi (Feinberg, Newman, Watkins-Colwell, Schlesinger, Zarate, Curry, Shaffer & Burger, 2014)

Lithobates kauffeldi, the Atlantic Coast leopard frog, is a North American frog distinguished most reliably by its unique chuck mating call.

Lithobates lenca (Luque-Montes, Austin, Weinfurther, Wilson, Hofmann & Townsend, 2018)

Lithobates lenca (Luque-Montes, Austin, Weinfurther, Wilson, Hofmann & Townsend, 2018)

Lithobates lenca (Luque-Montes, Austin, Weinfurther, Wilson, Hofmann & Townsend, 2018)

Lithobates lenca, the Lenca leopard frog, is a true frog species from southwestern Honduras, confirmed distinct in 2018.

Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853)

Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853)

Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853)

Clinotarsus curtipes, the bicolored frog, is an amphibian with distinctive markings, large shoaling tadpoles collected for local consumption.

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