Rana tarahumarae

Rana tarahumarae^[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, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Tarahumara are a well-known indigenous tribe from the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico.

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References

• 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.
• Hillis, D.M., Frost, J.S., and Webb, R.G. (1984): A new species of frog of the Rana tarahumarae group from southwestern Mexico. Copeia 1984: 398-403.
• Pauly, Greg B., Hillis, David M. & Cannatella, David C. (2009): Taxonomic freedom and the role of official lists of species names. Herpetologica 65: 115-128. PDF fulltext
• Rorabaugh, J., Santos-Barrera, G. & Hammerson, G. 2004. Rana tarahumarae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.