Gopher Frog

:"Where "R. capito" does not occur, "gopher frog" may mean any North American species of "Rana" that is not a bullfrog or leopard frog."Taxobox
name = Gopher Frog

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status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Rana"
species = "R. capito"
binomial = "Rana capito"
binomial_authority = LeConte, 1855
synonyms = The Gopher Frog ("Rana capito") is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It primarily inhabits the threatened sandhill communities, pine flatwoods, and scrub in the Atlantic coastal plain,cite web|author=United States Geological Survey|title=Rana capito|url=http://cars.er.usgs.gov/herps/Frogs_and_Toads/R_capito/r_capito.html|accessdate=2007-09-04] where it is usually found near ponds.cite web|author=Georgia Museum of Natural History|title=Gopher Frog (Rana capito)|url=http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/amphibians/anura/ranidae/rcapito.html|accessdate=2007-09-04] Its two subspecies include the Carolina gopher frog "(Rana capito capito)", and Florida gopher frog "(Rana capito aesopus)". The dusky gopher frog "(Rana servosa)" had previously been considered a subspecies, but was elevated to species status in 2001.cite web|author=Stephen C. Richter and Rebecca A. Doubledee|year=2001|title=Rana sevosa|publisher=AmphibiaWeb|url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Rana&where-species=sevosa&account=amphibiaweb|accessdate=2008-08-05] One of its primary threats includes loss of habitat and fire suppression. Prescribed burns and habitat acquisition are considered key management strategies for its survival.cite web|author=Florida Natural Areas Inventory|year=2001|title=Gopher Frog (Rana capito)|publisher=Field Guide to the Rare Animals of Florida|url=http://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Rana_capito.pdf|accessdate=2007-09-04]

Footnotes

References

* Hammerson, G. & Jensen, J. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58564/all Rana capito] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
* (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." 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.

External links

* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_sci-Amphibian&where-lifeform=Amphibian&where-taxon=Rana+capito&title_tag=Rana+capito Rana capito] at CalPhotos