California Red-Legged Frog: Species of amphibian
The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a semi-aquatic frog.
It is part of the Ranidae frogs or "true frogs". The California red-legged frog are endemic to California and Baja California, Mexico. The frog is a near threatened species. It is protected by law.
| California red-legged frog Rana draytonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. draytonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rana aurora draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852 | |
References
Books
- Hillis D.M. & Wilcox T.P. (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34(2): 299–314. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 PMID 15619443 PDF fulltext Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- Santos-Barrera et al. (2004). Rana aurora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 05 May 2006.
- Hillis D.M. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 331–338.
Other websites
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, http://www.fws.gov/endangered/features/rl_frog/rlfrog.html Archived 2006-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- "Calif. Frog at Center of Protection Debate" Washington Post
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