Rio Chipillico frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{speciesbox | name = Rio Chipillico frog | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2018 |title=''Lithobates bwana'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T58563A89213843 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58563A89213843.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Lithobates bwana | authority = (Hillis & de Sa, 1988) | synonyms = ''Rana bwana'' <small>Hillis and de Sá, 1988</small> }}

The '''Rio Chipillico frog''' ('''''Lithobates bwana''''') is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, found in Ecuador and Peru.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Lithobates/Lithobates-bwana |title=''Lithobates bwana'' (Hillis and de Sá, 1988) |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=14 February 2015}}</ref> Its natural habitats are tropical forests near fast-flowing rivers; it breeds in pools of water near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion and human settlement.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" />

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Category:Lithobates Category:Amphibians of Ecuador Category:Frogs of Peru Category:Amphibians described in 1988 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot