Rana megapoda
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| Rana megapoda Taylor, 1942 |
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Rana trilobata Mocquard, 1899 |
Rana megapoda is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Hillis, D.M., Frost, J.S.,& Wright, D.A. (1983): Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation. Systematic Zoology' 32: 132-143.
- Hillis, D.M. (1988): Systematics of the Rana pipiens complex: Puzzle and paradigm. Annual Review of Systematics and Ecology 19: 39-63.
- 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.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. Rana megapoda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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