Tlaloc's leopard frog
| Tlaloc's leopard frog | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. tlaloci |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates tlaloci (Hillis & Frost, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rana tlaloci Hillis & Frost, 1985[2] | |
Tlaloc's leopard frog (Lithobates tlaloci), or rana de Tláloc in Spanish, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the Valley of Mexico.[3] It is most likely extinct.[1]
Tlaloc's leopard frog inhabited wetland areas in the surroundings of southern Mexico City. The suitable habitat disappeared because of rapid urbanization.[1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2024) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Lithobates tlaloci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T19182A254275657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T19182A254275657.en. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Hillis, D.M.; Frost, J.S. (1985). "Three new species of leopard frogs (Rana pipiens complex) from the Mexican Plateau". Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas. 117: 1–14.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates tlaloci (Hillis and Frost, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.