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Species Information

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

Chiricahua Leopard Frog - Lithobates chiricahuensis

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) is a leopard frog large (about 14 cm long) that lives in permanent or semi-permanent water in montane habitats and scrub desert. They are found in southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and patchily through the eastern slope of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico. They are threatened by the loss of habitat, Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) predation, and disease.

Status

Global Rank: G3?

State Rank: S2

State Status:

Federal Status: Listed Threatened [LT]

USFS Status:

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 176

Number of Mapped Locations: 860

Number of Observations: 3126

Observation date range: 01-01-1901 to 07-30-2023

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