Mexican cascades frog
Appearance
Mexican cascades frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | L. pustulosus
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Binomial name | |
Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1833)
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Synonyms | |
Rana pustulosa Boulenger, 1883 |
The Mexican cascades frog or white-striped frog, Lithobates pustulosus, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Mexico,[2] where it is known as rana de cascada.[1]
Mexican cascades frog is a very common species inhabiting rocky cascading streams in tropical dry forest, possibly also coniferous forest at low to moderate elevations.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Santos-Barrera, G.; Flores-Villela, O. (2004). "Lithobates pustulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58703A11824250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58703A11824250.en.
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