Rana De Moore
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| Rana johni Blair, 1965 |
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Rana moorei Blair, 1947 |
The Rana De Moore (Rana johni) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Hillis, D. M., J. S. Frost, and R. G. Webb. (1984) A new species of frog of the Rana tarahumarae group from southwestern Mexico. Copeia '1984: 398–403.
- 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.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. Rana johni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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