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Rana aurora (Northern Red-legged Frog; Red-legged Frog; Rana pata roja)

Synonyms: Aurorana aurora; Rana agilis aurora; Rana aurora aurora; Rana temporaria aurora
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora) is a species of amphibian, whose range is the coastal region stretching from southwest British Columbia to southern Mendocino County in Northern California, and is protected in Oregon and California. As a member of the genus Rana, this species is considered a true frog, with characteristic smooth skin and a narrow waist. This frog requires still waters for breeding, and is rarely found at any great distance from its breeding ponds or marshes.
View Wikipedia Record: Rana aurora

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
33
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.13
EDGE Score: 2.9
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litter Size [2]  1,725
Litters / Year [2]  1
Maximum Longevity [3]  15 years
Snout to Vent Length [2]  5 inches (13.1 cm)
Water Biome [1]  Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams
Female Maturity [2]  2 years
Male Maturity [2]  2 years

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

Prey / Diet

Pseudacris regilla (Northern Pacific Treefrog)[4]

Predators

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)[4]
Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)[4]
Lithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog)[4]
Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cylindrotaenia americana[5]
Megalodiscus intermedius[5]
Ophioxenos microphagus[5]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

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
♦ 4Anurans as prey: an exploratory analysis and size relationships between predators and their prey, L. F. Toledo, R. S. Ribeiro & C. F. B. Haddad, Journal of Zoology 271 (2007) 170–177
♦ 5Gibson, 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