{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = Rana maculata.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Lithobates maculatus | authority = Brocchi, 1877 | synonyms = * ''Rana maculata'', <small>Brocchi, 1877</small> |status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Lithobates maculatus'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T58655A3071915 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58655A3071915.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> }}
The '''highland frog''' ('''''Lithobates maculatus'''''),<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2014-08-12|title=Amphibian Species of the World|journal=Reference Reviews|volume=28|issue=6|page=32|doi=10.1108/rr-05-2014-0125|issn=0950-4125}}</ref> also known as the '''masked mountain frog''', is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, known from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>
Like other members of ''Lithobates'', it is sometimes classified under the genus ''Rana.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5088|title=AmphibiaWeb - Rana maculata|website=amphibiaweb.org|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>
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Category:Lithobates Category:Frogs of North America Category:Amphibians of Central America Category:Amphibians of Mexico Category:Least concern biota of North America Category:Least concern biota of Mexico Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Amphibians described in 1877
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