Talk:California red-legged frog

Hello, Reader here, the photo of the frog on the page is labelled in the details, and appears to be, Rana aurora as opposed to Rana draytonii. I'll leave it to someone with a better eye/expertise to verify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patternbuffered (talk • contribs) 08:22, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Uncertain taxonomy now certain
An earlier comment:

The first paragraph of this article should state its sources regarding the classification of the California Red-legged Frog. Scientists are still debating the Latin name for this frog, and if the CRLF is determined to be its own species, it will likely be Rana draytonii.

Sierrafrogs comment, January 7, 2014:

If only by their silence on the issue, most herpetologists now seemingly agree that R. draytonii is a good species, separate from R. aurora and from R. cascadae (to which R. draytonii seems more closely related). Long before Shaffer's (et al) molecular work was published, other authors had highlighted significant morphological, behavioral, and natural history differences between R. draytonii and R. aurora (e.g., the two Hayes papers cited below). Shaffer's conclusions regarding speciation among the various frogs ware no surprise to herpetologists who were familiar with the complex. Rana draytonii is indeed the correct name for the California red-legged frog, and until someone presents good evidence to the contrary, it is a species separate from other red-legged frogs including R. aurora and R. cascadae.

Literature cited:

Shaffer, H. Bradley, Gary M. Fellers, S. Randal Voss, Jeff Oliver, Greg Pauly (2004) Species boundaries, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of the red-legged frog (Rana aurora/draytonii) complex. Molecular Ecology. 13(9): 2667-2677.

Hayes, M. P. and Krempels, D.M. (1986). Vocal sac variation among frogs of the genus Rana from western North America. Copeia, 1986(4), 927-936.

Hayes, M. P. and Miyamoto, M. M. (1984). Biochemical, behavioral and body size difference between Rana aurora aurora and R. a. draytonii. Copeia, 1984(4), 1018-1022.

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Adding New Sources
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I am going to be working on this page and adding new sections and sources. Here is my current bibliography for review:


 * Alvarez, Jeff A.; Haire, Jennifer L. (2021-12-27). "Unken Reflex in the California Red-legged Frog Rana draytonii in Western North America". Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences.
 * This is a scientific journal published by the Southern California Academy of Sciences. It covers the defense mechanisms the California Red-Legged Frog species uses.
 * Alvarez, Jeff A.; Wilcox, Jeffery T. (2021). "Observations of Nocturnal Upland Habitat Use by the Rana Draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog), and Implications for Restoration and Other Activities". Ecological Restoration.
 * This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It overviews the behavior of the California Red-Legged Frog within its habitat and the influences a restoration project has on it.
 * Anderson, Rachel B. (2019-03-07). De Marco Júnior, Paulo (ed.). "Human traffic and habitat complexity are strong predictors for the distribution of a declining amphibian". PLOS ONE.
 * This is a peer-reviewed article. It outlines the factors that contribute to the declination of California Red-Legged Frogs in a study.
 * Bishop, Meghan R.; Drewes, Robert C.; Vredenburg, Vance T. (2014). "Food Web Linkages Demonstrate Importance of Terrestrial Prey for the Threatened California Red-Legged Frog". Journal of Herpetology.
 * This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It describes the prey most commonly found in the stomach of a California Red-Legged Frog.
 * Garbus, Julia (2016). U-X-L endangered species: Amphibians, Corals, Fish, Plants, and Reptiles. Noah Berlatsky, Kathleen J. Edgar, Gale (3rd ed.). Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale.
 * This is a portion of an educational book series about endangered species. The book offers a general description and history of the California Red-Legged Frog. Pm19349 (talk) 21:41, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

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