Lithobates berlandieri
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ranidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
  • Bibliography
  • Contact
Common name
Rio Grande Leopard Frog (English)
Synonym
Rana berlandieri ,Baird, 1859
Rana pipiens berlandieri ,Baird, 1859
Rana halecina berlandieri ,Baird, 1859
Rana halecina austricola ,Cope, 1886
Rana berlandieri berlandieri ,Baird, 1859
Rana austricola ,Cope, 1886
Rana virescens austricola ,Cope, 1886
Rana virescens berlandieri ,Baird, 1859
Rana pipiens austricola ,Cope, 1886
Similar species
Summary
Lithobates berlandieri native to some parts of Mexico and the United States (see distribution) has been introduced to Baja California (Mexico) and to Arizona (United States). In Arizona individuals of this species have been recorded as being infected with the Chytrid fungus posing a danger to the native frogs of the region.
Habitat Description
This species can be found along streams and rivers, springs, stock ponds, backwaters, canals, drainage ditches, and arroyo pools in grassland, shrubland, savannah, desert, and woodland areas; chiefly a stream dweller. It utilizes both temporary and permanent water. Eggs and larvae develop in flowing or non-flowing water (mostly the former).

Principal source:

Compiler: Shyama Pagad (IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group)

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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Lithobates berlandieri. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1969 on 29-04-2024.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Lithobates berlandieri
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • mexico
  • united states
Informations on Lithobates berlandieri has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Invasiveness
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Impact information
Red List assessed species 0:
Locations
UNITED STATES
Mechanism
[1] Disease transmission
Outcomes
[1] Environmental Species - Population
  • [1] Population size decline
Management information
Bibliography
3 references found for Lithobates berlandieri

Management information
Lovich, Robert & Ryan, Mason & Pessier, Allan & Claypool, Blake. (2008). Infection with the Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a Non-native Lithobates berlandieri Below Sea Level in the Coachella Valley, California, USA. Herpetological Review. 39. 315-317.
General information
Dodd, C. K., Jr. Frogs of the United States and Canada, Volume 2. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. Lithobates berlandieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T62130070A3071717.
Contact
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MC
Lithobates berlandieri
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Date assessed
2021-01-06
Year published
2021
Eicat category
MC (Minimal Concern)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Study shows that Lithobates berlandieri is a host of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Lovich et al. 2008). The study did not look at whether the disease has been transmitted to any native species, however it would be transmissable.
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Transmission of disease
Countries of most severe impact
U.S.A.
Description of impacts
Transmission of diseases to native species - individuals of the introduced L. berlandieri were found infected with the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the impacted region (California, USA). L. berlandieri may potentialy spread the fungus to native frog species.
Assessor
F. André de Villiers
Contributors
Sabrina Kumschick; John Measey; Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; James Baxter-Gilbert; Corey Thorp; Alexander D. Rebelo; Giovanni Vimercati; Sarah J. Davies; Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Carla Wagener; Khensani Nkuna
Reviewers
EICAT authority
Recommended citation
F. André de Villiers (2024). Lithobates berlandieri. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).