Relict Leopard Frog

Taxobox
name = Relict Leopard Frog


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Rana"
species = "R. onca"
binomial = "Rana onca"
binomial_authority = Cope, 1875
synonyms = The Relict Leopard Frog ("Rana onca") is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitat is freshwater springs.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* (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.
* Jaeger, J., Bradford, D. & Hammerson, G. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19178/all Rana onca] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.