Lithobates palustris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	RANIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lithobates palustris

Species Authority:

(LeConte, 1825)

Common Name/s:

English

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Pickerel Frog

Synonym/s:

Rana palustris LeConte, 1825

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Geoffrey Hammerson
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species can be found in Eastern North America from the Gaspe Peninsula to Wisconsin, south to southern South Carolina, northern Georgia, southern Mississippi, and southeastern Texas (Conant and Collins 1991). It is absent from most of far southeastern U.S. and the prairie region of Illinois and vicinity.
Countries:	Native: Canada; United States
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Population [top]

Population:	There are thousands of populations; it is abundant, and stable.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There are various habitats in wooded regions; vicinity of cool clear streams and ponds in north; warm, turbid swamps in parts of south. Disperses from water's edge into fields and woods in some regions. When inactive, hides at bottom of water body or in caves in some areas. Eggs and larvae develop in standing water of woodland ponds, bog ponds, stream pools, sloughs, and flooded ditches; often in sites with few or no fishes (e.g., Holomuzki 1995).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

There are various habitats in wooded regions; vicinity of cool clear streams and ponds in north; warm, turbid swamps in parts of south. Disperses from water's edge into fields and woods in some regions. When inactive, hides at bottom of water body or in caves in some areas. Eggs and larvae develop in standing water of woodland ponds, bog ponds, stream pools, sloughs, and flooded ditches; often in sites with few or no fishes (e.g., Holomuzki 1995).

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats. Local populations are no doubt impacted by clear-cutting and urbanization.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats. Local populations are no doubt impacted by clear-cutting and urbanization.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures needed. It occurs in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures needed. It occurs in many protected areas.

Citation:	Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Lithobates palustris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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