Island leopard frog

The island leopard frog or Little Corn Island frog (Lithobates miadis, also commonly known as Rana miadis) is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae, endemic to Little Corn Island off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.[2] It is locally known as rana leopardo isleƱa.[1]

Island leopard frog

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. miadis
Binomial name
Lithobates miadis
(Barbour & Loveridge, 1929)
Synonyms

Rana miadis Barbour and Loveridge, 1929

This species inhabits the tropical lowland rainforests of Little Corn Island. It is expected that the expanding tourist industry would lead to habitat loss to this species.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Lithobates miadis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58664A54372675. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates miadis (Barbour and Loveridge, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 March 2014.


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