Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ranidae > Lithobates > Lithobates dunni

Lithobates dunni (Patzcuaro Frog)

Synonyms: Rana dunni

Wikipedia Abstract

The Patzcuaro frog (Lithobates dunni) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family endemic to the Michoacán state, Mexico, where it is locally known as rana de Pátzcuaro. It occurs in Lake Pátzcuaro, Lake Cuitzeo, and the surrounding streams. It is an aquatic frog living in deep water with abundant nutrients. Reproduction takes place in the streams. This species is considered delicious. Once common, over-exploitation has greatly reduced its abundance.
View Wikipedia Record: Lithobates dunni

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Lithobates dunni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
52
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.88
EDGE Score: 4.14

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Bajío dry forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Haematoloechus coloradensis <Unverified Name>[2]
Megalodiscus americanus[2]
Ochoterenella digiticauda[2]
Ophiotaenia filaroides[2]
Spiroxys contortus[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0