Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Amphibia
      Order: Anura
        Family: Ranidae
          Genus: Lithobates
            Species: yavapaiensis

Lowland Leopard Frog - Lithobates yavapaiensis

Lowland Leopard Frog

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Lowland Leopard Frog (Lithobates yavapaiensis) is a medium-sized (up to 8 cm) frog that is distributed across Arizona and just over the state and international borders into Nevada, California, southwestern New Mexico, and Mexico. They live in small streams and rivers, springs, and associated pools at low elevations in desert scrub habitats. They may also inhabit riparian areas in grasslands, chaparral, and evergreen woodlands. Populations are in decline everywhere except central Arizona.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 13

Number of Mapped Locations: 18

Number of Observations: 59

Observation date range: 10-01-1893 to 07-21-1995

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