Oregon spotted frog
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The Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa; meaning "precious frog") is a member of the true frogs from the family Ranidae.
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[edit] Description
The Oregon spotted frog reaches a length of 4 - 10 cm. Females are slightly larger than males. These frogs range in colour from green to reddish-brown and have black spots on the head and back.
[edit] Range
In Oregon, the Oregon spotted frog's current range is Deschutes, Lane and Klamath counties.[2]
[edit] Recovery program
The Vancouver Aquarium and the Greater Vancouver Zoo are working on a recovery program for these frogs, which are the only two such projects in North America.[3].[4]
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Hammerson, G & Pearl, C. (2004). Rana pretiosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 03 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
- ^ Endangered Species Fact Sheet: Oregon spotted frog. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Vancouver Aquarium recovery project.
- ^ Greater Vancouver Zoo recovery project.
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