#1991 · 🐸 amphibians

California Red-legged Frog

Rana draytonii

NTnear threatened 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The California red legged frog ( Rana draytonii ) is a species of frog that is now endemic to California. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog ( Rana aurora ). The frog is an IUCN vulnerable species, and a federally listed threatened species of the United States, and is protected by law.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,918iNaturalist observations
threat NTnear threatened

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).