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Lithobates septentrionalis (Mink Frog)

Synonyms: Rana septentrionalis; Rana sinuata

Wikipedia Abstract

The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) is a small species of frog native to the United States and Canada. They are so named for their scent, which reportedly smells like a mink. The scent is more akin to that of rotting onions to those unfamiliar with mink. It is also sometimes referred to as the north frog.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
23
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.58
EDGE Score: 2.26

Attributes

Litter Size [3]  2,250
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  6 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [2]  2.992 inches (7.6 cm)
Water Biome [1]  Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams
Adult Weight [2]  25.9 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Female Maturity [3]  2 years
Male Maturity [3]  1 year 6 months

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Protected Areas

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cylindrotaenia americana[4]
Gorgoderina intermedia[4]
Haematoloechus medioplexus[4]
Haematoloechus varioplexus <Unverified Name>[4]
Megalodiscus americanus[4]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
2Oliveira, 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.
3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
4Gibson, 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
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