Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940)
Dusky gopher frog, Mississippi gopher frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Lithobates sevosa Goin & Netting, 1940; Rana sevosa Goin and Netting, 1940
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1987
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Goin, C.J. and Netting, M.G. 1940. A new gopher frog from the Gulf Coast, with comments upon the Rana areolata group. Annals of Carnegie Museum, Art: 137-168.
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