Tlaloc's Leopard Frog
Encyclopedia
The Tlaloc's Leopard Frog or Rana De Tláloc (Rana tlaloci) is a species of frog
in the Ranidae family.
It is endemic to Mexico
.
Its natural habitat
is canal
s and ditches.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
34(2): 299–314. PDF fulltext. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.
42: 331–338. (1985): Three new species of leopard frogs (Rana pipiens complex) from the Mexican Plateau. Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas 117: 1-14.
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...
in the Ranidae family.
It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Its 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...
is canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
s and ditches.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
(1983): Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation. Systematic Zoology' 32: 132-143. (1988): Systematics of the Rana pipiens complex: Puzzle and paradigm. Annual Review of Systematics and Ecology 19: 39-63. (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by D.E. Wildman.-Indexing:The journal is indexed in:*EMBiology*Journal Citation Reports*Scopus*Web of Science...
34(2): 299–314. PDF fulltext. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by D.E. Wildman.-Indexing:The journal is indexed in:*EMBiology*Journal Citation Reports*Scopus*Web of Science...
42: 331–338. (1985): Three new species of leopard frogs (Rana pipiens complex) from the Mexican Plateau. Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas 117: 1-14.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. Rana tlaloci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.