Lithobates tarahumarae
(Boulenger, 1917)
LITH-oh-BAY-teez — tah-rah-hoo-MAH-rah-eye
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Province/State Distribution:
United States: Arizona
Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for the Indigenous people and region where it occurs.
Lithobates — From Greek lithos (λίθος), “stone,” and bates (βάτης), “one who walks or treads.” The name can be interpreted as “rock-walker,” possibly referencing the terrestrial habits of many species in the genus.
tarahumarae — Named for the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) people of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northern Mexico, where the species is native. The Latinized suffix -ae indicates “of the Tarahumara.”
First instance(s) of published English names:
Tarahumare Frog (Rana tarahumarae: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1917
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Boulenger, George A. Descriptions of new frogs of the genus Rana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8 20 413–418:
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1968
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Zweifel, Richard G. Rana tarahumarae. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (66):1-2
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1985
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Hillis, David M. Evolutionary genetics and systematics of New World frogs of the genus Rana: An analysis of ribosomal DNA, allozymes, and morphology. Dissertation. University of Kansas, Lawrence. pp.
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