Species Information
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Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Scientific Name: Lithobates chiricahuensis
Number of Subpopulations: 168
Number of Mapped Locations: 496
Number of Observations: 2732
Observation date range: 01-01-1901 to 10-14-2021
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- COLORADO PIKEMINNOW
- Gila intermedia
- Gila chub
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Gila trout
- Tiaroga cobitis
- LOACH MINNOW
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- narrow-headed garter snake
- Gambusia nobilis
- PECOS GAMBUSIA
- Meda fulgida
- spikedace
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- narrow-headed garter snake
- Gila nigrescens
- Chihuahua Chub
- COLORADO PIKEMINNOW
- Ptychocheilus lucius
- Gila chub
- Gila intermedia
- Gila trout
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Gila nigra
- Headwater Chub
- LOACH MINNOW
- Tiaroga cobitis
- PECOS GAMBUSIA
- Gambusia nobilis
- razorback sucker
- Xyrauchen texanus
- Thermosphaeroma
- SOCORRO ISOPOD
- spikedace
- Meda fulgida
- Arkansas river shiner
- Notropis girardi
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Chihuahua Chub
- Gila chub
- Gila intermedia
- Gila nigrescens
- Gila trout
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Ptychocheilus lucius
- COLORADO PIKEMINNOW
- DESERT SUCKER
- Catostomus clarki
- Rhinichthys cobitis
- LOACH MINNOW
- Agosia chrysogaster
- LONGFIN DACE
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- narrow-headed garter snake
- Gambusia nobilis
- PECOS GAMBUSIA
- razorback sucker
- SONORA SUCKER
- SPECKLED DACE
- spikedace
- Xyrauchen texanus
- Catostomus insignis
- Rhinichthys osculus
- Meda fulgida
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Lithobates catesbeianus
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Bullfrog
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- Thamnophis eques
- Mexican garter snake
- narrow-headed garter snake
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Lithobates catesbeianus
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Bullfrog
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- Thamnophis eques
- Mexican garter snake
- narrow-headed garter snake
- Hybognathus amarus
- Rio Grande silvery minnow
- LOACH MINNOW
- Tiaroga cobitis
- Meda fulgida
- spikedace
- Strix occidentalis lucida
- Mexican Spotted Owl
- Thamnophis rufipunctatus
- narrow-headed garter snake
- NARROWHEAD GARTER SNAKE
- Northern Mexican garter snake
- Thamnophis eques megalops
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Gila trout
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Gambusia nobilis
- PECOS GAMBUSIA
- Gila chub
- Gila intermedia
- LOACH MINNOW
- Tiaroga cobitis
- spikedace
- Meda fulgida
- Ptychocheilus lucius
- COLORADO PIKEMINNOW
- razorback sucker
- Xyrauchen texanus
- Arkansas river shiner
- Notropis girardi
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Plethodon neomexicanus
- Jemez mountains salamander
- SOCORRO ISOPOD
- Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
- Roswell springsnail
- Pyrgulopsis roswellensis
- Juturnia kosteri
- Koster's springsnail
- Noel's amphipod
- Gammaraus desperatus
- Assiminea pecos
- Pecos assiminea snail
- Gila trout
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Gambusia nobilis
- PECOS GAMBUSIA
- Gila chub
- Gila intermedia
- LOACH MINNOW
- Tiaroga cobitis
- spikedace
- Meda fulgida
- Ptychocheilus lucius
- COLORADO PIKEMINNOW
- razorback sucker
- Xyrauchen texanus
- Arkansas river shiner
- Notropis girardi
- Chiricahua leopard frog
- Lithobates chiricahuensis
- Plethodon neomexicanus
- Jemez mountains salamander
- SOCORRO ISOPOD
- Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
- Roswell springsnail
- Pyrgulopsis roswellensis
- Juturnia kosteri
- Koster's springsnail
- Noel's amphipod
- Gammaraus desperatus
- Assiminea pecos
- Pecos assiminea snail
1979
Platz, J.E. and J.S. Mecham. 1979. Rana chiricahuaensis, a new species of leopard frog (Rana pipiens complex) from Arizona . Copeia, no. 3:383-390.
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1985
Scott, N.J. and R.D. Jennings 1985. The tadpoles of five species of New Mexican leopard frogs. Occasional papers the Museum of Southwest Biology. No. 3, Dec. 9, 1985. 21Pp.
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1984
Fritts, T.H. er.al. 1984. A review of the leopard frogs of New Mexico. The New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM. 157 pp.
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2007
Kreutzian, M. 2007. GIS data for observations and collections of Chiricahua leopard frogs in New Mexico.
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2009
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2009. Scanned field data sheets for the Chiricahua leopard frog from 2000-2002, 2004-2009.
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2002
Christman, B. 2002. Excel spreadsheet of amphibian localities at the Ladder Ranch and adjacent Gila National Forest lands. . 2 p.
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2003
Telles, A. and P. Morrison. 2003. Chiricahua leopard frog occurrences within the Gila National Forest, USFS in an excel spreadsheet.
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2013
Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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2002
Christman, B. 2002. Investigations of the status and distribution of amphibians on the Ladder Ranch. . 18 p.
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2014
Pierce, L. 2014. Report of Recovery Permit report, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
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2015
Pierce, L. 2015. Threatened and endangered species recovery permit report, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Submitted to USFWS.
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2016
Cobos, C. and McCaffery, M. 2016. Chiricahua Leopard Frog on Ladder Ranch Surveys. Turner Endangered Species Fund. FWS.
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2016
Pierce, L. 2016. Federal recovery and monitoring permit: annual report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
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2017
Christman, B. 2017. FWS Annual Permit Report and Data for Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Narrow-headed and Mexican Gartersnakes, and New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake. FWS Permit TE-071287-1. Albuquerque, NM.
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2017
Cobos, C. and McCaffery, M. 201Y. 2017 Annual Permit Report Chiricahua Leopard Frog on Ladder Ranch Surveys. Turner Endangered Species Fund. FWS TE43754A-1.
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2017
Mendonca, A. and Gila National Forest. 2017. Annual federal permit data report for 2017 for Mexican Spotted Owl, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Narrow-headed Gartersnake, and Northern Mexican Gartersnake. USDA Forest Service, FWS permit TE841359.
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2017
Giermakowski, T. 2017. Historic herpetology field notes for Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico.
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2017
Pierce, L. 2017. Fish, herp, and invertebrate data. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Santa Fe, NM.
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2018
Christman, B.L. and Jennings, R.D. 2018. Draft Report for 2018 Surveys for Chiricahua Leopard Frogs in Southwestern New Mexico.
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2018
McMillan, Matthew.2018. SWCA permit report data.
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2018
Mendonca, Adam. 2018. Permit data on Mexican spotted owl and Chiricahua leopard frog from the Gila National Forest.
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2018
Pierce, Leland. 2018. NMDGF permit report data.
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2018
Stropki, C. 2018. SWCA survey data for multiple vertebrate species.
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2020
Christman, B. 2020. FWS permit TE-071287 2020 summary report and data.
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2012
Painter, C. 2012. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish field surveys for Chiricahua leopard frog. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM.
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2014
Montoya, A.B. 2014. Chiricahua leopard frog sighting at Walnut Creek. Field form sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Heritage New Mexico.
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1990
Mehlhop, P. 1990. Field survey to Gray Ranch - Lard Tank, Playas Valley. 23 Sept. 1990.
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F92MEH32NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
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1991
Jennings, R. 1991. Alamosa Warm Springs. Hand-drawn map of Alamosa Warm Springs locations of 1987-1991 herpetological field work.
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1995
Wallace, R. 1995. Personal communication to Marilyn Altenbach at NMNHP. April 21, 1995.
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Painter, C.W. Endangered species program, NM Dept. of Game and Fish. Expertise in herps and invertebrates.
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Scott, N.J. USFWS, Piedras Blancas Research Station. P.O. Box 70. San Simeon, CA 93432.
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2007
Painter, C. 2007. Conservation of endangered, threatened, and sensitive amphibians and reptiles. Performance report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report, Section 6 E-61-1. 108p.
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2012
Lane, J.S. 2012. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish 2011 annual report of threatened and endangered species activities to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 10 TE-815409. 7p.
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2012
Turner Endangered Species Fund. 2012. Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) conservation on the Ladder Ranch, NM. Annual Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report, Section 10 TE-43754A-1. 14p.
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2013
McCaffery, M., R. Hinderer, and H. Small. 2013. Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) conservation on the Ladder Ranch, NM. Annual report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-43754A-2. 219.
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2000
Lang, B. K. 2000. Letter written to Mr. Makenzie of the Monticello Community Ditch Association, dated 23 June 2000.. NM Department of Game and Fish.. 9 p.
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2000
Peterson, K. 2000. Email from Kelly Peterson to Teri Neville concerning the location of Lard Tank, Gray Ranch, NM. 1 p.
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2003
Christman, B. 2003. Survey and monitoring of Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis) populations on the Ladder Ranch and adjacent Gila National Forest lands: Sierra County, New Mexico, 2002 Summary. Report to Turner Enterprises. . 23 p.
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2006
Jennings, R. D. 2006. Surveys for Chiricahua Leopard Frogs in Southwestern New Mexico and Northwestern New Mexico. End of the Year Report for 2005. Gila Center for Natural History. Western New Mexico University. Silver City, New Mexico. 37 p.
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2006
Painter, C. 2006. Field forms for Chiricahua Leopard Frogs (Rana chiricahuensis) in Southwesten New Mexico. 1000+ p.(2000-2004).
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2007
Propst, D. 2007. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish collections under USFWS permit TE815409-0 for 2006. 4 p.
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2008
Painter, C. 2008. Chiricahua leopard frog survey data (for records without datasheets).
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2010
Jennings, Randy. 2010. End of Year Report for 2010 Surveys for Chiricahua Leopard Frogs in Southwestern New Mexico. Gila Center for Natural History. Western New Mexico University. Silver City, NM. Report Number- TE072495-0. 14 p.
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2014
Christman, B. 2014. Lithobates chiricahuensis surveys in the Gila National Forest.
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2014
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2014. 2013 Threatened and Endangered species recovery permit report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-815409.
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2014
Jennings, R.D. and B.L. Christman. 2014. Surveys for Chiricahua leopard frogs in southwestern New Mexico. End of year report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-072495.
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2014
Small, H. and M. McCaffery. 2014. Annual permit report: Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) on the Ladder Ranch. Turner Endangered Species Fund. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-43754A. 31 p.
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2015
Christman, B. 2015. Permit report for Chiricahua Leopard Frog monitoring. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-071287.
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2015
Cobos, C. and M. McCaffery. 2015. Annual permit report for Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) on the Ladder Ranch, NM. Turner Endangered Species Fund. TE-43754A.
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2015
Watson, M. 2015. Rare species observations at Double E Ranch and River Ranch. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
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2016
Jennings, R. and B. Christman. 2016. Survey report for Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Narrow-headed Gartersnake. Gila Center for Natural History, Western New Mexico University.
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1990
Scott, N.J. 1990. Unpublished listing of Rana species specimens at MSB. 2 pp. USFWS, UNM - Biology Dept., Albuquerque, NM 87131
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1990
Scott, N.J. 1990. Rana chiricahuensis database. Unpub MSB database printout of R. chiricahuensis specimens from NM at various museums. 70+ pp.
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1990
Sugg, D.W. 1990. Unpublished listing of amphibians specimens from MSB. 5 pp.
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1991
Hakkila, M. 1991. Unpub letter to Pat Mehlhop on Rana spp. Localities dated 3 Dec 1991. 1 p + 2 maps.
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1991
Jennings, R. 1991. Alamosa Warm Springs-microhabitats. Unpub. Rana chiricahuensis data from Randy Jennings. Biology Dept. UNM.
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1991
Jennings, R. et al. 1991. Unpub. field notes for April 8-11, 1991 trip to Alamosa Warm Springs, Beaverhead, Cooney Tanks, Gillette Tank, Reserve and Tularosa River. 6 pp.
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1995
Jennings, R.D. 1995. Investigations of recently viable leopard frog populations in New Mexico: Rana chiricahuensis and Rana yavapaiensis. 36 p.
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1995
Platania, S. 1995. Fishes of the Ladder Ranch, Sierra County, New Mexico. Unpubl. report prepared for the New Mexico Natural Heritage Program. 36 p.
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1995
Snyderman, D. 1995. Element Conservation Plan for Rana yavapaiensis. 39 p.
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1995
Stuart, James N. 1995. Printout of information regarding collections of Rana chiricahuensis on the Ladder Ranch
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1995
Wallace, Roby. 1995. Plant/Animal Occurrence Record (cooperators form) for Rana chiricahuensis. April 12, 1995.
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1996
Painter, C. 1996. Status of listed and category herps, Section 6 performance report E-31-2. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 10 p.
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1998
Bradley, M. and Wood, S.. 1998. Occurrence form for Rana chiricahuensis. . 2 p.
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1999
Painter, C.W. 1999. Recent observations of Rana chircahuensis 1994-1999. 1 p.
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1999
Runyan, N. 1999. Email to Pat Mehlhop about Rana sightings in Alamosa Springs area. 1 p.
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2005
Ewing, A. 2005. Chiricahua leopard frog, survey data from USFS Fauna Database (Quemado Ranger Dist) as of 2004.
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2005
Williams, R. 2005. Chiricahua leopard frog, extant sites in NM as of Sept. 04 - a shapefile and email from Rawles Williams of the USFWS.
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