Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
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- R. sierrae – Alpine Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Rana sierrae historically ranged from Plumas County in northern California, south through the Sierra Nevada range into Inyo County. A population on Mt Rose, north-east of Lake Tahoe in Washoe County, Nevada is now extinct.
LEGAL STATUS: Rana sierrae is listed as Threatened under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), and listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rana sierrae (Camp, 1917)
Genus: Rana , Latin = frog — “Rana” probably mimics how the Romans heard their call.
Species: sierrae, of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962