For the critically endangered frog, see Mississippi gopher frog.
Gopher frog
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Family:
Ranidae
Genus:
Lithobates
Species:
L. capito
Binomial name
Lithobates capito
Le Conte, 1855
Synonyms
Rana capito LeConte, 1855
The gopher frog (Lithobates capito)[2] is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to the south-eastern United States. It primarily inhabits the threatened sandhill communities, flatwoods, and scrub in the Atlantic coastal plain,[3] where it is usually found near ponds.[4]
^IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Lithobates capito". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58564A118981594. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^Frost, Darrel (2011). "American Museum of Natural History: Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference". Herpetology. The American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
^United States Geological Survey. "Rana capito". Retrieved 2007-09-04.
^Georgia Museum of Natural History. "Gopher Frog (Rana capito)". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
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