Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog)
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RIO
GRANDE LEOPARD FROG
Rana berlandieri Baird, 1854
STATUS: Uncommon
LOCALITIES OBSERVED: None
DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin,
Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell, and Tarrant
HABITAT: Unknown
COMMENTS: R.
berlandieri with its closely related species, R. blairi and R. utricularia,
are extremely difficult to identify in the laboratory.
Many of the specimens observed by the early members of the local
Herpetological Societies may be any of the three related species.
Much data needs to be collected on the presence of these species in
the Metroplex.
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