Lithobates berlandieri
(Baird, 1859)
lith-oh-BAY-tees — ber-lan-DER-ai
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Geographic variation is not well documented and relationships with extralimital Mexican
forms will require considerable morphological and nDNA work to resolve.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.09.21.41.44)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Berlandier's Frog (Rana halecina berlandieri: Yarrow, Henry C. 1882. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249); Leopard-frog (Rana pipiens: Stejneger, Leonhard H. and Thomas Barbour. 1917. A Checklist of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. pp.); Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens: Strecker, John K., Jr. 1922. An annotated catalogue of the amphibians and reptiles of Bexar County, Texas. Bulletin Scientific Society of San Antonio (4):1-31); Berlandier's Frog (Rana pipiens berlandieri: Wright, Anna Allen, and Alex Hazen Wright. 1933. Handbook of frogs and toads. The frogs and toads of the United States and Canada Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY. xi+231pp.); Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens berlandieri: 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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1859
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Baird, Spencer F. Reptiles of the Boundary, in: Volume 2, pt. 2 United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, U.S. 34th Congress, 1st Session, Executive Document 108. 1-35pp.
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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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1961
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McAlister, Wayne H. Artificial hybridization between Rana a. areolata and Rana p. pipiens from Texas. Texas Journal of Science 13(4):423-426
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1971
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Cuellar, H. S. Levels of genetic compatibility of Rana areolata with southwestern members of the Rana pipiens complex (Anura: Ranidae). Evolution 25(2):399-409
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1971
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Mecham, John S. Vocalizations of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens, and three related Mexican species. Copeia 1971(3):505-516
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1972
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Platz, James E. Sympatric interaction between two forms of leopard frog (Rana pipiens complex) in Texas. Copeia 1972(2):232-240
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1981
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Hillis, David M. Premating isolating mechanisms among three species of the Rana pipiens complex in Texas and southern Oklahoma. Copeia 1981(2):312-319
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1982
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Hillis, David M. Morphological differentiation and adaptation of the larvae of Rana berlandieri and Rana sphenocephala (Rana pipiens complex) in sympatry. Copeia 1982(1):168-174
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1983
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Hillis, David M., John S. Frost, and D. A. Wright. Phylogeny and biogeography of the Rana pipiens complex: A biochemical evaluation. Systematic Zoology 32(2):132-143
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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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1991
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Platz, James E. Rana berlandieri Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (508):1-4
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