Tlaloc's leopard frog

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Tlaloc's leopard frog
Tlaloc's Leopard Frog imported from iNaturalist photo 398754 on 20 April 2022.jpg
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. tlaloci
Binomial name
Lithobates tlaloci
(Hillis & Frost, 1985)
Synonyms

Rana tlalociHillis & 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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.