New population of mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa) discovered

Lewis, Todd R.

Abstract

For the first time in nearly 50 years, a population of a nearly extinct frog has been re-discovered in the San Bernardino National Forest’s
San Jacinto wilderness. Biologists from the US geological survey (USGS) assessing suitability of sites to re-establish frogs and scientists from the
San Diego Natural History Museum retracing a 1908 natural history expedition both rediscovered the rare Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa) in the San Jacinto wilderness near Idyllwild, California (Fig. 1 and 2).

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Publication Date: 2009
• Deposit Date: Sep 20, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 22, 2022
• Journal: Herpetological Bulletin
• Print ISSN: 1473-0928
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 108
• Pages: 1-2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/e3rvw
• Keywords: Population, ecology, mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9995879
• Publisher URL: https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-bulletin/issue-number-108-summer-2009/14-01-new-population-of-mountain-yellow-legged-frog-i-rana-muscosa-i-discovered