Tarahumara frog

The Tarahumara frog (Lithobates tarahumarae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and—formerly—the United States, where it is now regionally extinct.[1][2] Its natural habitats are streams and plunge pools in canyons in oak and pine-oak woodland, and foothill thorn scrub and tropical deciduous forest in the Pacific coast tropical area. Permanent water is necessary for reproduction.[1]

Tarahumara frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. tarahumarae
Binomial name
Lithobates tarahumarae
Boulenger, 1917
Synonyms

Rana tarahumarae Boulenger, 1917

The decline of Tarahumara frog populations has many reasons and may include chytridiomycosis and introduced species.[1]

The Tarahumara are a well-known indigenous tribe from the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico.

References

  1. James Rorabaugh, Georgina Santos-Barrera, Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Lithobates tarahumarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58731A11832982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58731A11832982.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates tarahumarae (Boulenger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 February 2015.


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