Rana pueblae
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| Rana pueblae | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. pueblae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana pueblae Zweifel, 1955 |
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Rana pueblae is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Mexico where it is known as rana poblana
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Hillis, D. M., J. S. Frost, and R. G. Webb. (1984) A new species of frog of the Rana tarahumarae group from southwestern Mexico. Copeia '1984: 398–403.
- 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 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 pueblae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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