Forrer's grass frog
Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog, Lithobates forreri, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica.[2] It is a widespread and common frog found in lowland and seasonal tropical forests. It can also adapt to man-made habitats such as flooded agricultural lands and other water content systems. Reproduction requires permanent pools and lagoons.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. forreri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates forreri (Boulenger, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana forreri Boulenger, 1883 | |
References
- Santos-Barrera, G.; Chaves, G.; Savage, J.; Wilson, L.D. & Bolaños, F. (2008). "Lithobates forreri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T58599A11796501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T58599A11796501.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates forreri (Boulenger, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Hillis D.M., Frost J.S., Wright D.A. (1983). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation". Systematic Zoology. 32 (2): 132–143. doi:10.2307/2413277. JSTOR 2413277.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Hillis D.M. (1988). "Systematics of the Rana pipiens complex: Puzzle and paradigm". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 19: 39–63. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.19.110188.000351.
- Hillis D.M., Wilcox T.P. (2005). "Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34 (2): 299–314. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007. PMID 15619443. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28.
- Hillis D. M. (2007). "Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42 (2): 331–338. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.001. PMID 16997582.
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