Lithobates yavapaiensis
(Platz and Frost, 1984)
LITH-oh-BAY-teez — yah-vah-pie-EN-sis
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for an Indigenous people of Arizona.
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.
yavapaiensis — Named after the Yavapai people of central Arizona. The Latin suffix -ensis means “from” or “of,” so the name means “from the land of the Yavapai.”
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1957
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Ruibal, Rodolfo. An altitudinal and latitudinal cline in Rana pipiens. Copeia 1957(3):212-221
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1962
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Ruibal, Rodolfo. The ecology and genetics of a desert population of Rana pipiens. Copeia 1962:189-195
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1984
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Platz, J1984ohn E. and John S. Frost Rana yavapaiensis, a new species of leopard frog (Rana pipiens complex). Copeia 1984:940–948
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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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1988
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Platz, James E. Rana yavapaiensis Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (418):1-2
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