# Forrer's grass frog

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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Rana forreri.jpg
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Lithobates forreri'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T58599A53970598 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58599A53970598.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Lithobates forreri
| authority = ([Boulenger](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger), 1883)
| synonyms = ''Rana forreri'' <small>Boulenger, 1883</small>
}}
'''Forrer's grass frog''' or '''Forrer's leopard frog''' ('''''Lithobates forreri''''') is a species of [frog](/source/frog) in the family [Ranidae](/source/Ranidae) found in [Mexico](/source/Mexico) and Central America through [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador), [Honduras](/source/Honduras), and [Nicaragua](/source/Nicaragua) to [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica).<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Lithobates/Lithobates-forreri |title=''Lithobates forreri'' (Boulenger, 1883) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> It is a widespread and common frog found in lowland and seasonal tropical forests. It can also adapt to man-made habitats such as flooded agricultural lands and other water content systems. Reproduction requires permanent pools and lagoons.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />

==References==
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*{{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M., Frost J.S., Wright D.A. | year = 1983 | title = Phylogeny and biogeography of the ''Rana pipiens'' complex: A biochemical evaluation | journal = Systematic Zoology | volume = 32 | issue = 2| pages = 132–143 | doi = 10.2307/2413277 | jstor = 2413277 }}
*{{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M. | year = 1988 | title = Systematics of the ''Rana pipiens'' complex: Puzzle and paradigm | journal =  Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics| volume = 19 | pages = 39–63 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.es.19.110188.000351 }}
*{{cite journal | author = Hillis D.M., Wilcox T.P. | year = 2005 | title = Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (''Rana'') | journal = [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution](/source/Molecular_Phylogenetics_and_Evolution) | volume = 34 | issue = 2| pages = 299–314 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007 | pmid = 15619443 | url = http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528131608/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf | archive-date = 2008-05-28 }}
*{{cite journal | author = Hillis D. M. | year = 2007 | title = Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life | journal = [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution](/source/Molecular_Phylogenetics_and_Evolution) | volume = 42 | issue = 2| pages = 331–338 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.001 | pmid = 16997582 }}

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Category:Lithobates
Category:Amphibians described in 1883
Category:Amphibians of Costa Rica
Category:Amphibians of El Salvador
Category:Amphibians of Guatemala
Category:Amphibians of Honduras
Category:Amphibians of Mexico
Category:Amphibians of Nicaragua
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger

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