Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species: pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog - Lithobates pipiens
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) is a large (13 cm) frog distributed across much of southern Canada and the northern and western U.S. They live near springs, streams, lakes, and wetlands; usually in permanent water with aquatic vegetation. At low elevations, this species does not reach sexual maturity until their second spring; at high elevations, it may take until their fourth spring to become sexually mature.
Status
Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S3
State Status:
Federal Status:
USFS Status: R3 SCC
BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 92
Number of Mapped Locations: 258
Number of Observations: 374
Observation date range: 07-10-1927
to 08-08-2021
External Links
Year
1950
Citation Chenoweth, W. L. 1950. Records of amphibians and reptiles from New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 53(4):532-534.
Reference Code
A50CHE01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Luetzelschwab, J. 2013. Santa Fe National Forest wildlife and plant observations: output from GIS. Santa Fe National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
Reference Code
D13LUE01NMUS
Year
2012
Citation Painter, C. 2012. Spreadsheet of herpetofuanal localities for collected specimens. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Reference Code
E12PAI01NMUS
Year
2015
Citation Besser, Ryan. 2015. Spreadsheet of fish and amphibians detected from 2009-present. Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field Office.
Reference Code
E15BLM01NMUS
Year
1933
Citation Burt, C. E.. 1933. Amphibians from the Great Basin of the west and adjacent areas (1932). American Midland Naturalist. 14(4):350-354.
Reference Code
E33BUR01NMUS
Year
1996
Citation Bradley, M. 1996. Excerpt from Mike Bradley's field notes. ^&Rana pipiens sighting. . 2 p.
Reference Code
F96BRA01NMUS
Year
2006
Citation Christman, B. 2006. Chytrid fungus and Bufo boreas distribution investigation, Rio Arribo County, New Mexico. Final report to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Contract #06-516.0000.0030.
Reference Code
U06CHR01NMUS
Year
2010
Citation Christman, Bruce. 2010. Investigation of the current distribution of the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates [=Rana] pipiens) in New Mexico, 2009-2010. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Albuquerque, NM. 52 p.
Reference Code
U10CHR01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Pierce, L. 2013. New Mexico boreal toad repatriation 2013 (Year Six). New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 15p.
Reference Code
U13PIE01NMUS
Year
2014
Citation Loebig, D. 2014. Biological survey report for New Mexico Gas Company's proposed government housing natural gas pipeline project in San Juan county, New Mexico. Stratified Environmental & Archaeological Services, LLC. Submitted to BLM Farmington Field Offi
Reference Code
U14LOE01NMUS
Year
2020
Citation Hudson, H. 2020. RE: Heritage Data Website Updated. Email correspondence from USFS.
Reference Code
U20HUD01NMUS
