Taxonomy

Species ID	020430
Name	Rio Grande leopard frog
Other Common Names
Category	02 Amphibians
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Amphibia
Subclass
Suborder
Family	Ranidae
Genus	Rana
Species	berlandieri
Subspecies
References	2

Comments

2* Two subspecies of R. berlandieri occur within the Yucat n Peninsula (Sanders, 1973): R. b. brownorum, in southwestern Campeche, Tabasco, and southern Veracruz; and the nominate form, R. b. berlandieri, which occurs throughout the remainder of the peninsula.

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Belize, Belize	1
Cayo, Belize	1
Corozal, Belize	1
Orange Walk, Belize	1
Stann Creek, Belize	1
Toledo, Belize	1

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Caracol Archaeological Reserve	Photographed	Unknown, insufficient data	June	3
Government land				1
Shipstern Nature Reserve				1
Rio Bravo Conservation Area				1
Private land, see comments				1
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Private)				1
Slate Creek Preserve				1
Manatee Forest Reserve				1
Caracol Archaeological Reserve				1
Chiquibul Forest Reserve				1
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve				1
Chiquibul National Park				1
Bladen Nature Reserve				1
Deep River Forest Reserve				1

ELEVATION Association	References
401-600 m	3

QUAD Distribution	References
16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'	3
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 10' to 88 30'	1
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	1
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 00' to 88 30'	1
16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'	1
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'	1
16 30' to 16 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1
16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
16 15' to 16 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'	1
16 15' to 16 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	1
17 45' to 18 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'	1

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical moist	3

Comments on Distribution

3* Miller, C.M. (1992). Natural history voucher photograph collection,
   Caracol Arch. Reserve.

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Habitat Associations

Food Habits

Comments on General Food Habits

2* They are terrestrial and feed primarily on invertebrates, but they attain a size sufficient to allow them to prey on small vertebrates as well.

References/Lifestage	Reference Numbers
General	2

Environmental Associations

References/Lifestage	Reference Numbers

Life History

Life History Narrative

This common frog can be found in virtually all freshwater habitats in the Yucatan Peninsula, although it seems to reach especially high densities in open, disturbed situations. It is a common inhabitant of cenotes in the northern third of the Yucatan Peninsula, and Duellman (1965a:590) reported a specimen from a cave in Quintana Roo. Individuals are also common in the cienaga along the north coast, where the water is possibly brackish. These frogs are both nocturnal and diurnal. They are terrestrial and feed primarily on invertebrates, but they attain a size sufficient to allow them to prey on small vertebrates as well. During the summer rainy season, individuals may move long distances over land. In central El Pet‚n, Stuart (1935:40) found specimens several miles from water soon after the rainy season had begun. Reproduction is associated with the summer rains, and males call from the surface of permanent or temporary bodies of water. Amplexus is axially, and the eggs are deposited in the water, where they hatch and the larvae complete their development.

Life History References

2

Management Practices

References/Result	Reference Numbers

References

1  Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize.
   Report to National Protected Areas Management Project.

2  Lee, Julian C. 1996.  The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan
   Peninsula.  Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.

3  Miller, C.M. 1992.  Natural history voucher photograph collection.