Rana maculata

Taxobox
name = Rana maculata


status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Rana"
species = "R. maculata"
binomial = "Rana maculata"
binomial_authority = Brocchi, 1877
synonyms =

"Rana maculata" is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, and freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* (1984): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the "Rana palmipes" species group (Salientia: Ranidae). "Herpetological Monographs" 2: 1-26.
* (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs ("Rana"). "Mol. Phylogenet. Evol." 34(2): 299–314. doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 [http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf PDF fulltext] .
* (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. "Mol. Phylogenet. Evol." 42: 331–338.
* Santos-Barrera, G., Köhler, G., Acevedo, M., Cruz, G. & Wilson, L.D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58655/all Rana maculata] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.