Guerreran Leopard Frog
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| Guerreran Leopard Frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. omiltemana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana omiltemana Günther, 1900 |
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The Guerreran Leopard Frog or Rana Guerrerense (Rana omiltemana) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Hillis, D.M., Frost, J.S.,& Wright, D.A. (1983): Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation. Systematic Zoology' 32: 132-143.
- Hillis, D.M. (1988): Systematics of the Rana pipiens complex: Puzzle and paradigm. Annual Review of Systematics and Ecology 19: 39-63.
- Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P. (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34(2): 299–314. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 PMID 15619443 PDF fulltext.
- Hillis, D. M. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 42: 331–338.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. Rana omiltemana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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