Rana okaloosae

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Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: Breeding and non-breeding habitat includes: early successional shrub bog communities; in or near shallow, non-stagnant, acid (pH 4.1-5.5) seeps ; and along shallow, boggy overflows of larger seepage streams that drain extensive sandy uplands , frequently in association with lush beds of sphagnum moss. It is often associated with black titi and Atlantic white cedar. Eggs are laid in thin films at the water surface of pools . Males typically call from shallow water surrounded by sphagnum (Moler 1993). It apparently tolerates disturbance because some populations occur in heavily silted streams and, in areas where streamside vegetation is more mature hardwood forest , it occurs typically only in disturbed sites (Moler 1992a).[1]


List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Rana okaloossae Moler, 1985

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Aug-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rana

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 663 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. (Hylarana) · R. (Paa) minica · R. aberae · R. aberdariensis · R. abyssinica · R. acanthi · R. adenopleura · R. adspersa · R. adspersa edulis · R. aequiplicata · R. aesopus · R. affinis · R. afghana · R. agilis · R. albolabris · R. albotuberculata · R. alsopus · R. altaica · R. alticola · R. amamiensis · R. amieti · R. amnicola · R. amurensis · R. amurensis coreana · R. anchietae · R. andersonii · R. angolensis · R. angolensis chapini · R. anlungensis · R. ansorgii · R. apilis · R. aragonensis · R. arathooni · R. archotaphus · R. areolata (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata aesopus (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata areolata (Southern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata capito · R. areolata circulosa (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata sevosa · R. arfaki · R. arvalis · R. arvalis arvalis · R. arvalis wolterstorffi · R. asiatica · R. asiatria · R. aspera · R. asperata (Yangambi Butterbarbel) · R. asperrima · R. attigua · R. aurantiaca · R. aurata · R. aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora cascadae · R. aurora draytoni · R. aurora draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. austricola · R. bacboensis · R. balcanica · R. banaorum · R. banjarana · R. bannanica · R. baramica · R. barbouri · R. basaltica · R. beddomii · R. bedriagae · R. bergeri (Italian Poolfrog) · R. berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog) · R. berlandieri forreri · R. betsileanus · R. bibronii · R. bicolor · R. binotata · R. blairi (Plains Leopard Frog) · R. blythi · R. blythii · R. bolavensis · R. boulengeri · R. boylei · R. boyli · R. boylii (Foothill Yellow Legged Frog) · R. boylii boylii (Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. boylii mucosa · R. boylii muscosa · R. boylii sierrae · R. boyli boyli · R. brachycephala · R. brama · R. breviceps · R. brevipalmata · R. brevipoda · R. brownorum · R. bunoderma · R. burnsi · R. bwana · R. bwanade · R. cacondana · R. caldwelli

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bartlett, R.D. and Bartlett, P.P. 1999. A Field Guide to Florida Reptiles and Amphibians. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.
• Blackburn, L., Nanjappa, P. and Lannoo, M.J. 2001. An Atlas of the Distribution of U.S. Amphibians. Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA.
• Carmichael, P. and Williams, W. 1991. Florida's Fabulous Reptiles and Amphibians. World Publications, Tampa, Florida.
• Collins, J.T. 1990. Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles, 3rd edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: Herpetological Circular 19: 1-41.
• Conant, R. and Collins, J.T. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Jackson, D.R. 2004. Management guidance document for species at risk on DOD Installations: Florida Bog Frog (Rana okaloosae). Fish and Wildlife Services, Tallahassee, Florida.
• Moler, P.E. 1985. A new species of frog (Ranidae: Rana) from northwestern Florida. Copeia 1985: 379-383.
• Moler, P.E. 1992. Florida bog frog Rana okaloosae Moler. In: P.E. Moler (ed.), Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume III. Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 30-33. University Press of Florida.
• Moler, P.E. 1993. Rana okaloosae. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 561: 1-3.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
• Hammerson, G., Jackson, D., Palis, J. & Moler, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475587
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173456
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173456
• IUCN ID: 58684
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2792

Footnotes

1. Hammerson, G., Jackson, D., Palis, J. & Moler, P. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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