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Rana draytonii; California Red-legged Frog   

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Rana draytonii
Rana draytonii
California Red-legged Frog
Photographer: David Simi

ID: 0000 0000 0409 1732 (2009-04-29)

Copyright © 2009 David Simi

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Nov 20, 2008
  • latitude 37.69640   longitude -121.55540     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Restoration pond at a ranch in Livermore, California (Alameda County, California, US)
  • family Ranidae
  • order Anura
  • class Amphibia
  • habitat  About a two-foot pond with emergent vegetation consisting mainly of cattails
  • notes   Species in the photo was a juvenile, a little less than two inches long. About 50 individuals were observed on this day at this site, which is being protected as a mitigation bank.
  • camera   Canon Power Shot SD 600 Digital Elph
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   California Red-legged Frog (AW )
  • View AmphibiaWeb record for Rana draytonii
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Kellie Whittaker    Oct 28, 2010

    Action: changed name from "Rana aurora draytonii" to "Rana draytonii "

    Reviewer's comments:
         ""The subspecies Rana aurora draytonii has been raised to full species
    status (Rana draytonii)."

     
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