Rana zweifeli
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Zweifel's Frog, Rana zweifeli a member of the Ranidae family, found in Mexico, was classified in 1984 and honors Richard G. Zweifel
. The frog's natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
s, river
s, intermittent rivers, freshwater marsh
es, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Richard G. Zweifel
Richard George Zweifel is an American herpetologist, who has classified several species in the American Southwest. Zweifel worked at the American Museum of Natural History from 1954 to 1989, and was Herpetology Department Chairman from 1968 to 1980...
. The frog's natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s, intermittent rivers, freshwater marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
es, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.