Oregon spotted frog

Oregon spotted frog
Oregon spotted frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: R. pretiosa
Binomial name
Rana pretiosa
Baird & Girard, 1853

The Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa; meaning "precious frog") is a member of the true frogs from the family Ranidae.

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Description

The Oregon spotted frog reaches a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) to 10 centimetres (3.9 in). Females are slightly larger than males. These frogs range in color from green to reddish-brown and have black spots on the head and back. Rana pretiosa is identifiable by the reddish or salmon on sides and venter and eyes slightly upturned. Its diet is flies and small fish. [2]

Distribution

Oregon Spotted Frogs are found in British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon. They were previously found but have been extirpated in California.[3]

The range of the Oregon spotted frog (in Oregon, USA).

In Oregon, the Oregon spotted frog's current range is Deschutes, Lane and Klamath counties.[4]

Subspecies

  • Rana pretiosa luteiventris (Thompson, 1913)[5]
  • Rana pretiosa pretiosa (Baird and Girard, 1853)

Conservation status

Recovery program

Several organizations associated with the NW Zoo and Aquarium Alliance[6] are working on recovery projects for the Oregon Spotted Frog[7]. These include Vancouver Aquarium[8]; the Greater Vancouver Zoo[9]; Woodland Park Zoo[10] with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife[11] and Evergreen State College[12].

See also

References

  1. ^ Hammerson, G & Pearl, C. (2004). Rana pretiosa. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 03 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
  2. ^ Peterson
  3. ^ "NW Zoo and Aquariaum Alliance Species Recovery Projects". http://www.nwzaa.org/project-pages/species6.html. 
  4. ^ "Endangered Species Fact Sheet: Oregon spotted frog". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/OregonSpottedFrog/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
  5. ^ http://www.eol.org/taxa/16979059
  6. ^ "The NW Zoo & Aquarium Alliance". http://www.nwzaa.org/. 
  7. ^ "NW Zoo and Aquariaum Alliance Species Recovery Projects". http://www.nwzaa.org/project-pages/species6.html. 
  8. ^ "Vancouver Aquarium recovery project". http://www.vanaqua.org/conservation/oregon-spotted-frog.html. 
  9. ^ "Greater Vancouver Zoo recovery project". http://www.gvzoo.com/node/136. 
  10. ^ "Frog recovery program making headlines". http://woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/frog-recovery-program-making-headlines.html. 
  11. ^ "Oregon spotted frog released into the wild to halt population crash". http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/spotted-frog.html. 
  12. ^ Sullivan, Jennifer (2009-07-06). "Researchers stunned by inmates' success raising endangered frogs". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009421766_inmatefrogs06m.html. 

Further reading

External links

Media related to Rana pretiosa at Wikimedia Commons


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