Lowland leopard frog

Lowland leopard frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Lithobates
Species:	L. yavapaiensis
Binomial name
Lithobates yavapaiensis (Platz & Frost, 1984)
Synonyms
Rana yavapaiensisPlatz & Frost, 1984

The lowland leopard frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in Mexico and the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Lithobates yavapaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T19181A53948125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T19181A53948125.en . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
2. NatureServe. "Lithobates yavapaiensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

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