Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
| Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. sierrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rana sierrae Camp, 1917
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The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog[2] or Sierra Nevada Mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) is a true frog endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. It was formerly considered Rana muscosa until a 2007 study elevated the more central and northern populations to full species status, restricting R. muscosa to the southern Sierra Nevada and southern California.[3] The frog is listed as an Endangered species for protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act.[4]
Description
This species is very similar in appearance to the southern mountain yellow-legged frog, with which it was formerly identified.[2]
Conservation status
Shallow lakes that dry in summer endanger this high-elevation frog.[2] Predation by non-native trout also plays a large role in limiting breeding and tadpole development.[2] Many factors endangering the southern mountain yellow-legged frog also affect this species.
Notes
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Rana sierrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136114A4240654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136114A4240654.en.
- ^ a b c d Igor Lacan; Kathleen Matthews; Krishna Feldman. "Interaction of an introduced predator with future effects of climate change in the recruitment dynamics of the imperiled Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (rana sierrae)" (PDF). Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 3 (2): 211–223.
- ^ Vredenburg, V. T.; Bingham, R.; Knapp, R.; Morgan, J. A. T.; Moritz, C.; Wake, D. (2007). "Concordant molecular and phenotypic data delineate new taxonomy and conservation priorities for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog". Journal of Zoology. 271 (4): 361–374. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00258.x.
- ^ National Parks Service, Sierra Nevada Yellow Legged frog.
External links
Data related to Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog at Wikispecies
- Californiaherps.com: Rana sierrae — Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
- Rana sierrae in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- Rana sierrae recordings
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