- Rana spectabilis
Taxobox
name = Rana spectabilis
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
ordo =Anura
familia =Ranidae
genus = "Rana"
species = "R. spectabilis"
binomial = "Rana spectabilis"
binomial_authority = Hillis & Frost, 1985
synonyms ="Rana spectabilis" is a species of
frog in theRanidae family.It is endemic toMexico .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical moistmontane s, freshwaterlake s, and water storage areas.It is threatened byhabitat loss .References
* (1983): Phylogeny and biogeography of the "Rana pipiens" complex: A biochemical evaluation. "Systematic Zoology' 32: 132-143.
* (1985): Three new species of leopard frogs ("Rana pipiens" complex) from the Mexican Plateau. "Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas" 117: 1-14.
* (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.
* Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58722/all Rana spectabilis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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