Showy leopard frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = Lithobates spectabilis.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Lithobates spectabilis | authority = (Hillis & Frost, 1985) | synonyms = * ''Rana spectabilis'' <small>Hillis & Frost, 1985</small> |status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Lithobates spectabilis'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T58722A53971736 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58722A53971736.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> }}

The '''showy leopard frog''' ('''''Lithobates spectabilis''''') is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater lakes, and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

==References== {{Reflist}}

* {{aut|Hillis, D.M., Frost, J.S.,& Wright, D.A.}} (1983): Phylogeny and biogeography of the ''Rana pipiens'' complex: A biochemical evaluation. ''Systematic Zoology'' '''32''': 132–143. * {{aut|Hillis, D.M. & Frost, J.S.}} (1985): Three new species of leopard frogs (''Rana pipiens'' complex) from the Mexican Plateau. ''Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas'' '''117''': 1–14. * {{aut|Hillis, D.M.}} (1988): Systematics of the ''Rana pipiens'' complex: Puzzle and paradigm. ''Annual Review of Systematics and Ecology'' '''19''': 39–63. * {{aut|Hillis, D.M. & Wilcox, T.P.}} (2005): Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (''Rana''). ''Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.'' '''34'''(2): 299–314. <small>{{doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007}} {{PMID|15619443}}</small> [http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/215.pdf PDF fulltext]. * {{aut|Hillis, D. M.}} (2007) Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life. ''Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.'' '''42''': 331–338.

Category:Lithobates Category:Endemic amphibians of Mexico Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Amphibians described in 1985 Category:Fauna of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt