California red-legged frog

California red-legged frog

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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[3]
  • Rana aurora draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Aurorana draytonii (Baird & Girard, 1852)
  • Rana aurora draytoni Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Rana lecontii Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Rana longipes Hallowell, 1859
  • Rana nigricans Hallowell, 1854

The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog found in California (USA) and northern Baja California (Mexico). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora).[4] The frog is an IUCN near-threatened species as of 2021,[1] has a NatureServe conservation status of Imperiled as of 2015,[2] and is a federally listed threatened species of the United States that is protected by law.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Rana draytonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136113A53990036. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b NatureServe (6 January 2023). "Rana draytonii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Rana draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ^ 61 FR 25813