Forrer's grass frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Rana forreri.jpg
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Lithobates forreri
| authority = (Boulenger, 1883)
| synonyms = Rana forreri Boulenger, 1883
}}
Forrer's grass frog or Forrer's leopard frog (Lithobates forreri) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Mexico and Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Lithobates/Lithobates-forreri |title=Lithobates forreri (Boulenger, 1883) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=15 July 2014}} It is a widespread and common frog found in lowland and seasonal tropical forests. It can also adapt to man-made habitats such as flooded agricultural lands and other water content systems. Reproduction requires permanent pools and lagoons.
References
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- {{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M., Frost J.S., Wright D.A. | year = 1983 | title = Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation | journal = Systematic Zoology | volume = 32 | issue = 2| pages = 132–143 | doi = 10.2307/2413277 | jstor = 2413277 }}
- {{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M. | year = 1988 | title = Systematics of the Rana pipiens complex: Puzzle and paradigm | journal = Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics| volume = 19 | pages = 39–63 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.es.19.110188.000351 }}
- {{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M., Wilcox T.P. | year = 2005 | title = Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana) | journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume = 34 | issue = 2| pages = 299–314 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 | pmid = 15619443 | url = http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528131608/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-05-28 }}
- {{cite journal | author = Hillis D. M. | year = 2007 | title = Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life | journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume = 42 | issue = 2| pages = 331–338 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.001 | pmid = 16997582 }}
{{Rana (genus)}}
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Category:Amphibians described in 1883
Category:Amphibians of Costa Rica
Category:Amphibians of El Salvador
Category:Amphibians of Guatemala
Category:Amphibians of Honduras
Category:Amphibians of Nicaragua
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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