Lemos-Espinal's leopard frog

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Lemos-Espinal's leopard frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. lemosespinali
Binomial name
Lithobates lemosespinali
(Smith and Chiszar, 2003)
Synonyms

Rana lemosespinaliSmith and Chiszar, 2003

Lemos-Espinal's leopard frog (Lithobates lemosespinali) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in northern Mexico. [2] Its natural habitats are pine-oak forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates lemosespinali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T61872A53989037. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61872A53989037.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates lemosespinali (Smith and Chiszar, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 January 2015.