About Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)
The lowland leopard frog, scientifically named Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984), is a frog species belonging to the family Ranidae. It is native to Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitats include temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not classify this species as threatened. Larvae of the lowland leopard frog are herbivorous. The diet of adult lowland leopard frogs has not been confirmed, but they may act as opportunistic insectivores, consuming aquatic invertebrates and some vertebrates when these food sources are available. Tadpoles of this species are preyed on by insects, fish, great blue herons, Sonora mud turtles, tiger salamanders, and garter snakes. Adult lowland leopard frogs are preyed on by black hawks, ringtail cats, cougars, bobcats, raccoons, American badgers, skunks, gray foxes, coyotes, and American black bears.
