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 isleña.[1]
Island leopard frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | L. miadis
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Binomial name | |
Lithobates miadis | |
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
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates miadis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58664A54372675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58664A54372675.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.