Tarahumara frog
The Tarahumara frog, Lithobates tarahumarae, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and—formerly—the United States, where it is now regionally extinct.[1][2] Its natural habitats are streams and plunge pools in canyons in oak and pine-oak woodland, and foothill thorn scrub and tropical deciduous forest in the Pacific coast tropical area. Permanent water is necessary for reproduction.[1]
| Tarahumara frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. tarahumarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates tarahumarae Boulenger, 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana tarahumarae Boulenger, 1917 | |
The decline of Tarahumara frog populations has many reasons and may include chytridiomycosis and introduced species.[1]
The Tarahumara are a well-known indigenous tribe from the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico.
References
- Rorabaugh, J.; Santos-Barrera, G. & Hammerson, G. (2004). "Lithobates tarahumarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58731A11832982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58731A11832982.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates tarahumarae (Boulenger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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