| Chiricahua Leopard Frog | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. chiricahuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana chiricahuensis Platz & Mecham, 1979 |
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The Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Rana chiricahuensis[1], is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, ponds, and open excavations. It is threatened by habitat loss and chytrid fungus to such an extent that it has vanished from 80% of its former habitat.[2] The Phoenix Zoo along with Arizona's Department of Game & Fish, and the USFWS are trying to mitigate threats through captive breeding and reintroduction efforts. [3]