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| Mississippi gopher frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. sevosus
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| Lithobates sevosus | |
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The Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus), also known commonly as the dark gopher frog, the dusky gopher frog, and the St. Tammany gopher frog, is a critically endangered species of frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is endemic to the southern United States.[4] Its natural habitats are temperate coastal forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1] This secretive frog is on average 3 in (8 cm) long,[5] with a dark brown or black dorsal surface covered in warts.[3] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[2]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Lithobates sevosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58714A118983642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T58714A118983642.en. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b "dusky gopher frog (Rana sevosa)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b 66 FR 62993
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Mississippi Gopher Frog (distinct population segment of Rana capito sevosa)" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017.