Moore's frog

For the frog found in Southwest Australia, see Western green and golden bell frog.
Rana johni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species: L. johni
Binomial name
Lithobates johni
Frost, 2006
Synonyms

Rana moorei Blair, 1947 (preoccupied) Rana johni Blair, 1965

Moore's frog, Lithobates johni, is a frog species in the true frog family (Ranidae). It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known as rana de Moore after its obsolete scientific name, which had already been given to an unrelated fossil frog species earlier.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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