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Article: Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis).
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Update
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Rana chiricahuensis) On June 14, we proposed to list the Chiricahua leopard frog as threatened due to the effects of non-native predators, disease, habitat loss, and potential natural events, such as floods and drought. The proposal includes a special rule encouraging ranchers to continue their regular management of livestock tanks (impoundments maintained as livestock watering holes) that harbor leopard frogs.
The Chiricahua leopard frog is found in ponds, streams, stock tanks, and other aquatic sites in the mountains of central and east-central Arizona and west-central New Mexico, and in the mountains and valleys of southeastern Arizona ...