Florida Bog Frog

Taxobox
name = Rana okaloosae
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = unknown
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Rana"
species = "R. okaloosae"
binomial = "Rana okaloosae"
binomial_authority = Moler, 1985
synonyms =
"Lithobates okaloosae"

"Rana okaloosae"Hillis, D. M. 2007. Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42:331-338.] Hillis, D. M., and T. P. Wilcox. 2005. Phylogeny of the New World True Frigs ("Rana"). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34:299-314.] ) is a rare species of frog found only in western Florida.

Physical description

This species range from 34 - 49 mm in length, with the female generally being the larger of the sexes. They have no spots on their dorsal surface and unlike other members of the genus "Rana" they lack webbing between some of their toes. They are dark green with a yellow throat and a black underbelly. Tadpoles are brown with spots on the tail and ventral surface.

Ecology and behavior

The are typically found in shallow ponds or creeks. Little is known about the reproduction and development of the species. Females lay several hundred eggs at a time on the surface of the water during the spring and summer. Tadpoles grow into an adult by the next spring.

Footnotes

References

* Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used
*Moler, P. 1993. Rana okaloosae Moler Florida Bog Frog. "Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles"
*Al Nasa'a, M. 2003. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rana_okaloosae.html Rana okaloosae] , Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 10, 2006
* (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.