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Lille Vildmose, Denmark

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii) breeding site (Trinity River, California, U.S.A.)

Rana kauffeldiPhotograph of Rana kauffeldi sp. nov. holotype (YPM 13217). Male frog presented preserved: (c) dorsal viewFigure 2c From Feinberg JA, Newman CE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Schlesinger MD, Zarate B, et al. (2014) Cryptic Diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a New Leopard Frog Species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and Surrounding Atlantic Coast Regions. PLoS ONE 9(10): e108213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108213 Available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108213#pone-0108213-g002

Leopard Frogs. Pectoral Embrace.

Havbyrd, Ringsted

Gravid female Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii), Alameda Creek, California (U.S.A.)

Rana kauffeldiPhotograph of Rana kauffeldi sp. nov. holotype (YPM 13217). Male frog presented preserved: (d) ventral viewFigure 2d From Feinberg JA, Newman CE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Schlesinger MD, Zarate B, et al. (2014) Cryptic Diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a New Leopard Frog Species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and Surrounding Atlantic Coast Regions. PLoS ONE 9(10): e108213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108213 Available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108213#pone-0108213-g002

Havbyrd, Ringsted

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs (Rana boylii) matingRana boylii on Wikimedia Commons

Rana kauffeldiPhotograph of Rana kauffeldi sp. nov. holotype (YPM 13217). Male frog presented live: (b) whole body, dorsal view.Figure 2b From Feinberg JA, Newman CE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Schlesinger MD, Zarate B, et al. (2014) Cryptic Diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a New Leopard Frog Species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and Surrounding Atlantic Coast Regions. PLoS ONE 9(10): e108213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108213 Available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108213#pone-0108213-g002

Havbyrd, Ringsted

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylei)Rana boylii on Wikimedia Commons

Rana kauffeldiPhotograph of Rana kauffeldi sp. nov. holotype (YPM 13217). Male frog presented live: (a) whole body, dorsolateral view.Figure 2a From Feinberg JA, Newman CE, Watkins-Colwell GJ, Schlesinger MD, Zarate B, et al. (2014) Cryptic Diversity in Metropolis: Confirmation of a New Leopard Frog Species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and Surrounding Atlantic Coast Regions. PLoS ONE 9(10): e108213. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108213 Available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108213#pone-0108213-g002

Havbyrd, Ringsted

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)Rana boylii on Wikimedia Commons

Amolops species from MyanmarPreserved specimens from the California Academy of Science collection that have been identified as distinct species from all other Amolops. They are from different geographic regions, the one on the left is from Shan (A. marmoratus), the one in the middle frm Chin (A. afghanus) and the and the one on the right is from Kachin (A. indoburmanensis). Results are in a recently published manuscript in Copeia: Cryptic torrent frogs of Myanmar: an examination of the Amolops marmoratus species complex with the resurrection of Amolops afghanus and the Identification of a new species.From the website of Jennifer Dever, photo by Jennifer Dever

Havbyrd, Ringsted

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs (Rana boylii) matingRana boylii on Wikimedia Commons