Rana maculata Brocchi, 1877 Subgenus: Lithobates	family: Ranidae genus: Rana
Taxonomic Notes: This species was placed in the genus Lithobates by Frost et al. (2006). However, Yuan et al. (2016, Systematic Biology, doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw055) showed that this action created problems of paraphyly in other genera. Yuan et al. (2016) recognized subgenera within Rana for the major traditional species groups, with Lithobates used as the subgenus for the Rana palmipes group. AmphibiaWeb recommends the optional use of these subgenera to refer to these major species groups, with names written as Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana, for example.

© 2014 Ruth Percino Daniel (1 of 21)	Conservation Status (definitions) IUCN Red List Status Account Least Concern (LC) CITES No CITES Listing National Status None Regional Status None Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .		View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper. View Bd and Bsal data (13 records).

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua

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