An extirpated lineage of a threatened frog species resurfaces in southern California
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Abstract
Southern California has experienced widespread amphibian declines since the 1960s. One species, the Vulnerable California red-legged frog Rana draytonii, is now considered to be extirpated from most of southern California. In February 2017 a population of R. draytonii was discovered in the southern foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains of Riverside County, California, near the edge of the species’ historical distribution. This population belongs to an mtDNA lineage that was presumed to be extirpated within the USA but is still extant in Baja California, Mexico. This discovery increases the potential for future, evolutionarily informed translocations within the southern portion of this species’ range in California.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | An extirpated lineage of a threatened frog species resurfaces in southern California |
| Series title | Oryx |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0030605317001168 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 718 |
| Last page | 722 |
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