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Hello, Reader here, the photo of the frog on the page is labelled in the details, and appears to be, Rana aurora as opposed to Rana draytonii. I'll leave it to someone with a better eye/expertise to verify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patternbuffered ( talk • contribs) 08:22, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
An earlier comment:
The first paragraph of this article should state its sources regarding the classification of the California Red-legged Frog. Scientists are still debating the Latin name for this frog, and if the CRLF is determined to be its own species, it will likely be Rana draytonii.
Sierrafrogs comment, January 7, 2014:
If only by their silence on the issue, most herpetologists now seemingly agree that R. draytonii is a good species, separate from R. aurora and from R. cascadae (to which R. draytonii seems more closely related). Long before Shaffer's (et al) molecular work was published, other authors had highlighted significant morphological, behavioral, and natural history differences between R. draytonii and R. aurora (e.g., the two Hayes papers cited below). Shaffer's conclusions regarding speciation among the various frogs ware no surprise to herpetologists who were familiar with the complex. Rana draytonii is indeed the correct name for the California red-legged frog, and until someone presents good evidence to the contrary, it is a species separate from other red-legged frogs including R. aurora and R. cascadae.
Literature cited:
Shaffer, H. Bradley, Gary M. Fellers, S. Randal Voss, Jeff Oliver, Greg Pauly (2004) Species boundaries, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of the red-legged frog (Rana aurora/draytonii) complex. Molecular Ecology. 13(9): 2667-2677.
Hayes, M. P. and Krempels, D.M. (1986). Vocal sac variation among frogs of the genus Rana from western North America. Copeia, 1986(4), 927-936.
Hayes, M. P. and Miyamoto, M. M. (1984). Biochemical, behavioral and body size difference between Rana aurora aurora and R. a. draytonii. Copeia, 1984(4), 1018-1022.
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