Oregon spotted frog

Oregon spotted frog
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Rana
Species:	R. pretiosa
Binomial name
	Rana pretiosa; Baird & Girard, 1853

The Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) is a medium-sized water frog. The name Rana pretiosa means "precious frog". It comes from the Pacific Northwest area of North America. It can be found in the Puget Trough/Willamette Valley province and the Cascade Mountains of south-central Washington and Oregon.^[2] It is a rare frog and is listed by the IUCN as a vulnerable species.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ Hammerson, G & Pearl, C. (2004). Rana pretiosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 3 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable.
↑ Kelly R. McAllister and William P. Leonard (July 1997). "Washington State Status Report for the Oregon Spotted Frog". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
↑ "Rana pretiosa (Oregon Spotted Frog)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

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[1] Hammerson, G & Pearl, C. (2004). Rana pretiosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 3 July 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable.

[2] Kelly R. McAllister and William P. Leonard (July 1997). "Washington State Status Report for the Oregon Spotted Frog". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[IUCNentry-3] "Rana pretiosa (Oregon Spotted Frog)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

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