Mexican cascades frog
Mexican cascades frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | L. pustulosus |
Binomial name | |
Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1833) | |
Synonyms | |
Rana pustulosa Boulenger, 1883 |
The Mexican cascades frog or white-striped frog (Lithobates pustulosus) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Mexico,[2] where it is known as rana de cascada.[1]
Mexican cascades frog is a very common species inhabiting rocky cascading streams in tropical dry forest, possibly also coniferous forest at low to moderate elevations.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates pustulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58703A3072619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58703A3072619.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1883)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.