Patzcuaro frog
| Patzcuaro frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. dunni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates dunni (Zweifel, 1957)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana dunni Zweifel, 1957 | |
The Patzcuaro frog (Lithobates dunni) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family endemic to the Michoacán state, Mexico,[2] where it is locally known as rana de Pátzcuaro.[1] It occurs in Lake Pátzcuaro, Lake Cuitzeo, and the surrounding streams. It is an aquatic frog living in deep water with abundant nutrients. Reproduction takes place in the streams.
This species is considered delicious. Once common, over-exploitation has greatly reduced its abundance.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN2014.1
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates dunni (Zweifel, 1957)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- 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 PDF fulltext.
- Hillis, D. M. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 42: 331–338.
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