Guatemala plateau frog
The Guatemala plateau frog (Lithobates macroglossa) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It occurs in Guatemala and southern Mexico. It is impossible to morphologically distinguish this species from Lithobates forreri and Lithobates brownorum, and the validity of it has been questioned.[2] It is an uncommon frog that inhabits cloud forests, including degraded forest, and grassland. Breeding takes place in streams and small temporary ponds. It is threatened by habitat degradation caused by agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, human settlement, and water pollution.[1]
| Guatemala plateau frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. macroglossa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates macroglossa (Brocchi, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana macroglossa Brocchi, 1877 | |
References
- Manuel Acevedo; Eric Smith (2004). "Lithobates macroglossa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58653A11820835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58653A11820835.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates macroglossa (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Hillis D.M., Wilcox T.P. (2005). "Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana)" (PDF). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 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". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 42: 331–338. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.001. PMID 16997582.
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