California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytonii
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,064
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is native to California (USA) and northern Baja California (Mexico). It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). R. draytonii has an IUCN "Near Threatened" conservation status as of 2021, has a NatureServe conservation status of "Imperiled" as of 2015, and is a federally listed threatened species of the United States that is protected by law.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “California red-legged frog”.