Vegas Valley leopard frog
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The Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri), also known as the Las Vegas leopard frog, is an extinct species of frog.[1] It once occurred in the Las Vegas Valley, as well as Tule Springs, Clark County, southern Nevada in the United States, at elevations between 370 and 760 m (1,210 and 2,490 ft).[3][4][5][6] It was believed to be the only frog endemic to the United States to have become extinct in modern times.[7]
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Vegas Valley leopard frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | †L. fisheri |
Binomial name | |
†Lithobates fisheri (Stejneger, 1893) | |
Former range (in red) | |
Synonyms | |
Rana fisheri |
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