Mountain yellow-legged frog
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| Rana muscosa Camp, 1917 |
The Mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa) is a small (5-7.5 cm) frog species. Its lower abdomen and the underside of its hindlegs are yellow or orange. It has a yellowish or reddish color on its dorsum, with black or brown spots or blotches. Juveniles have less color under their legs. When handled, it smells like garlic.
Male frogs of this species develop nuptial pads on their thumb base during the breeding season.
This frog prefers mountain creeks and lakes. That is their natural habitat.
[edit] References
- Hammerson & Vredenburg (2006). Rana muscosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered
- Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P. (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34(2): 299–314. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 PDF fulltext.
- Hillis, D. M. (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 42: 331–338.
- This article is based on a description from "A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California", Robert N. Fisher and Ted J. Case, USGS, http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/index.htm.
