Tlaloc's leopard frog
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 | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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Rana tlaloci Hillis & Frost, 1985[2] | |
Tlaloc's leopard frog inhabited wetland areas in the surroundings of southern Mexico City. The suitable habitat disappeared because of rapid urbanization.[1]
References
- Georgina Santos-Barrera; Oscar Flores-Villela (2004). "Lithobates tlaloci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T19182A8849012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T19182A8849012.en.
- 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. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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