Mexican cascades frog
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. pustulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates pustulosus (Boulenger, 1833) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana pustulosa Boulenger, 1883 | |
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
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. (2004). "Lithobates pustulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58703A11824250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58703A11824250.en.
- 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.
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