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Lowland leopard frog * Rana aurora: Northern red-legged frog Rana boylii: Foothill yellow-legged frog Rana cascadae: Cascades frog Rana draytonii: California red-legged frog Rana luteiventris: Columbia spotted frog * Rana muscosa: Southern mountain yellow-legged frog Rana pretiosa: Oregon spotted frog * Rana sierrae: Sierra Nevada yellow-legged ...
Frog calls sound similar to boatswain whistle and tricorder from Star Trek series, researchers say
A new species of frog has been officially confirmed, close to 80 years after its existence was first theorized. The frog, Rana kauffeldi, is a type of leopard frog, and the process of establishing ...
A new law designates the California red-legged frog the “state amphibian.” Presently, it is subject to protection under both federal and state laws passed in 1996. Although the designation as official state amphibian does not provide legal protection to the frog as a threatened species, it does highlight the importance that California ...
It is grey or light brown on its dorsum with darker blotches, and has a whitish venter. It is yellow on the undersides of its legs, groin, and lower abdomen; males of the species have a dusky-yellow throat. The California tree frog has conspicuous toe webbing and pads, and its dorsal skin is roughened and warty. It is 2.9–5 cm (1.1–2.0 in ...
A species of prairie-dwelling amphibians that disappeared from the Angel Mounds Historic Site a generation ago has been reintroduced there, Indiana state officials said this week.. The crawfish ...
The species has also been introduced to the Colorado River in California and Arizona, and is known to be expanding its range south into Mexico in the state of Baja California. It is believed to be contributing to the population reduction of the lowland leopard frog ( Lithobates yavapaiensis ), which is native to the region.
DNA analysis found the new species had at least 5% genetic divergence from other African bullfrogs. The research team included Louis du Preez, Edward Netherlands, Mark-Oliver Rödel and Alan Channing.