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Rana grylio
Pig Frog
family: Ranidae
subfamily: Raninae

© 2000 Matthew J. Aresco (1 of 6)

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Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN (Red List) Status Least Concern (LC)
See threat category on the IUCN web site.
NatureServe Status Use NatureServe Explorer to see status.
CITES No CITES Listing
Other International Status None
National Status None
Regional Status None

Description
R. grylio reaches a length of up to 165 mm. It has a green to dark brown dorsum scattered with irregular dark markings. The throat and ventral and posterior surfaces of the hind legs can be heavily mottled, or the venter may be immaculate. It has no dorsolateral folds, but it does have a pointed snout, fully webbed toes, and a fourth toe which is only slightly longer than the adjacent toes. The young have dorsolateral stripes like Rana virgatipes.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: United States. Introduced: Bahamas, Puerto Rico.

U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas

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Its range is comprised of the Coastal Plain from the Santee River, South Carolina to Galveston Bay Texas, and includes all of Florida.
R. grylio occurs in standing water.

References
 

Altig, R. and Lohoefener, R. (1963). ''Rana grylio.'' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 286.1-286.2.



Written by Franziska Sandmeier (franturtle AT yahoo.com), UC Berkeley. 2001-02-21
Edited by Arie van der Meijden (28/2/2001) (2001-06-04)



Citation:
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Sep 2, 2010).

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