Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog

The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog[2] or Sierra Nevada Mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) is a true frog endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. It was formerly considered Rana muscosa until a 2007 study elevated the more central and northern populations to full species status, restricting R. muscosa to the southern Sierra Nevada and southern California.[3] The frog is listed as an Endangered species for protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act.[4]

Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
R. sierrae
Binomial name
Rana sierrae
Camp, 1917


Description

This species is very similar in appearance to the southern mountain yellow-legged frog, with which it was formerly identified.[2]

Conservation status

Shallow lakes that dry in summer endanger this high-elevation frog.[2] Predation by non-native trout also plays a large role in limiting breeding and tadpole development.[2] Many factors endangering the southern mountain yellow-legged frog also affect this species.

Notes
  1. Geoffrey Hammerson (2008). "Rana sierrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136114A4240654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136114A4240654.en.
  2. Igor Lacan; Kathleen Matthews; Krishna Feldman. "Interaction of an introduced predator with future effects of climate change in the recruitment dynamics of the imperiled Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (rana sierrae)" (PDF). Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 3 (2): 211–223.
  3. Vredenburg, V. T.; Bingham, R.; Knapp, R.; Morgan, J. A. T.; Moritz, C.; Wake, D. (2007). "Concordant molecular and phenotypic data delineate new taxonomy and conservation priorities for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog". Journal of Zoology. 271 (4): 361–374. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00258.x.
  4. National Park Service, Sierra Nevada Yellow Legged frog.

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