Biology:Puebla frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Puebla frog

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. pueblae
Binomial name
Lithobates pueblae
(Zweifel, 1955)
Synonyms

Rana pueblae Zweifel, 1955

The Puebla frog[2] or Pueblan pool frog[3] (Lithobates pueblae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Necaxa River near Huauchinango, Puebla state, Mexico,[2] where it is known as rana poblana.[1] It was thought to probably be extinct[1] until 2010 when Dr. Georg Hantke from the National Museum of Scotland re-discovered it.[3]

Natural habitats of the Puebla frog are pine and pine-oak forests near permanent river systems, its breeding habitat. It is threatened by loss of its river habitat, damming of Necaxa River being an important contributor.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates pueblae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58702A53971515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58702A53971515.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58702/53971515. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates pueblae (Zweifel, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Lithobates/Lithobates-pueblae. Retrieved 14 May 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Pueblan pool frogs". National Museums Scotland. http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/collections-stories/natural-sciences/pueblan-pool-frogs/. Retrieved 14 May 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4680270 entry