LEOPARD FROG
TAXONOMY
Kingdom-Animalia
Phyla-Chordata
Class-Amphibia
Order-Salientia
Family-Ranidae
Genus-Rana
Species-pipiens
utricularia
blairi
berlandieri
palustris
INTRODUCTION
The leopard frog has been surrounded by much controversy over whether there is actually only one species, or if the species can be separated into more than species. Primarily their outer skin markings, and also the region from which they are found tell the leopard frogs apart. The species that the leopard frog has been separated into are: Rana pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog), Rana utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog), Rana blairi (Plains Leopard Frog), Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog), and Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog). The ones that we will be focusing on are the species that are primarily found in the state of Texas. These are all of the species excluding the northern leopard frog. It is generally found in the northern United States and Canada (Dixon 2000), (Conant 1975).
Author: Wes Everett
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