548 observationsEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Amphibia ›Order: Anura ›Family: Ranidae ›Genus: Rana
About
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (Rana sierrae) is a true frog endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. R. sierrae was formerly considered R. muscosa, until a 2007 study identified populations north of the Middle Fork Kings River (north of the Monarch Divide and Mather Pass in Kings Canyon National Park) as R. sierrae, with R. muscosa then confined to the southern Sierra Nevada, south of the Middle Fork Kings...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog is Rana sierrae.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the class Amphibia.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the order Anura.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the family Ranidae.
- Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog belongs to the genus Rana.