Common name: Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog

Rana sierrae is a true frog

True frog

The true frogs, family Ranidae, have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on most continents except Antarctica...

 endemic to the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) mountains (in California and Nevada).

Physical description

This species is very similar in appearance to the Mountain yellow-legged frog

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog

The Mountain yellow-legged frog lives in a diverse array of water sources within the Sierra Nevada mountains of the western United States. They prefer mountain creeks and lakes, particularly sunny riverbanks, meadow streams, isolated pools, and lake borders...

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Conservation status

Shallow lakes that dry in summer endanger this high-elevation frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

. Predation by non-native trout

Trout

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...

 also plays a large role in limiting breeding and tadpole

Tadpole

A tadpole or polliwog is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.- Appellation :...

 development. Many factors endangering the Mountain yellow-legged frog

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog

The Mountain yellow-legged frog lives in a diverse array of water sources within the Sierra Nevada mountains of the western United States. They prefer mountain creeks and lakes, particularly sunny riverbanks, meadow streams, isolated pools, and lake borders...

also affect this species.

External links

• Rana sierrae - Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
• CalPhotos
• http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOOP2=exact&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail,A,1;title,A,1;subjec,A,0;common,200,0;none,A,0;20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOBIB=title,A,1,N;identi,A,0,N;common,200,0,N;none,A,0,N;none,A,0,N;20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOTHUMB=20%20%284x5%29;title,none,none,none,none&CISOTITLE=20;title,none,none,none,none&CISOHIERA=20;identi,title,none,none,none&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOFIELD1=subjec&CISOROOT=/wss&CISOBOX1=Amphibians&CISOFIELD2=common&CISOBOX2=Sierra+Nevada+Yellow-legged+FrogRana sierrae recordings]