California red-legged frog

California red-legged frog

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
R. draytonii
Binomial name
Rana draytonii
Baird & Girard, 1852
Synonyms
  • Rana aurora draytonii Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Aurorana draytonii (Baird & Girard, 1852)
  • Rana aurora draytoni Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Rana lecontii Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Rana longipes Hallowell, 1859
  • Rana nigricans Hallowell, 1854

The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog found in California (USA) and northern Baja California (Mexico). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). The frog is an IUCN near-threatened species as of 2021, has a NatureServe conservation status of Imperiled as of 2015, and is a federally listed threatened species of the United States that is protected by law.

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