Relict Frog
Lithobates onca
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- L. onca – Clark Co, NV – photo from iNaturalist, Todd Fitzgerald
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- L. onca – Clark Co, NV – photo from iNaturalist, Todd Fitzgerald
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lithobates onca occurs extreme northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada and southwestern Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: Lithobates onca is a protected species listed as Threatened in Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lithobates onca (Cope, 1875)
Genus: Lithobates, Greek – lithos = stone + bates = one that treads or climbs – ref. one that treads on rock or climbs rocks
Species: onca , spotted cat — ref. to leopard spots as in Panthera onca
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962