| Puebla frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. pueblae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates pueblae (Zweifel, 1955) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana pueblae Zweifel, 1955 | |
The Puebla frog or Pueblan pool frog (Lithobates pueblae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Necaxa River near Huauchinango, Puebla state, Mexico, where it is known as rana poblana. It was thought to probably be extinct until 2010 when Dr. Georg Hantke from the National Museum of Scotland re-discovered it.
Natural habitats of the Puebla frog are pine and pine-oak forests near permanent river systems, its breeding habitat. It is threatened by loss of its river habitat, damming of Necaxa River being an important contributor.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates pueblae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58702A53971515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58702A53971515.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates pueblae (Zweifel, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Pueblan pool frogs". National Museums Scotland. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Lithobates pueblae | |
| Rana pueblae | |
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