Rana sphenocephala (Cope, 1889) Southern Leopard Frog (R. s. sphenocephala), Florida Leopard Frog (R. s. utricularius) Subgenus: Pantherana	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.

© 2002 Brad Moon (1 of 56)   hear call (688.6K MP3 file)   hear call (575.4K MP3 file) [call details here]

Conservation Status (definitions) IUCN Red List Status Account Least Concern (LC) NatureServe Use NatureServe Explorer to see status. CITES No CITES Listing National Status None Regional Status Species of Special Concern in NY State. Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .

View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper. View Bd and Bsal data (163 records).

U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Lannoo Account AmphibiaWeb Account  Map of Life       Rana sphenocephala