Rana sierrae

Rana sierrae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: Rana sierrae

Name

Rana sierrae Camp, 1917

• Holotype: MVZ 3734, adult ♀, collected by H.S. Swarth on 26 June 1912.
• Type locality: “Matlack Lake, 10,500 feet altitude, two miles southeast of Kearsarge Pass, Sierra Nevada, Inyo County, California”, United States.

Combinations

• Rana boylii sierrae Camp, 1917: 120 [original combination]
• Rana sierrae — Vredenburg, Bingham, Knapp, Morgan, Moritz & Wake, 2007: 370 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Camp, C.L. 1917. Notes on the systematic status of the toads and frogs of California. University of California Publications in Zoology 17(9): 115–125. BHL
• Vredenburg, V.T., Bingham, R.E., Knapp, R., Morgan, J.A.T., Moritz, C. & Wake, D.B. 2007. Concordant molecular and phenotypic data delineate new taxonomy and conservation priorities for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog. Journal of Zoology 271(4): 361–374. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00258.x Reference page. 

Links

• Hammerson, G. 2008. IUCN: Rana sierrae  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T136114A4240654. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136114A4240654.en. Accessed on 09 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog

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