Extinction of montane populations of the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) in Colorado

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Corn, Paul Stephen; Fogleman, James C.

Source:

Journal of Herpetology, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Volume 18, Issue 2, p.147-152 (1984)

Call Number:

A84COR01IDUS

URL:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1563742

Keywords:

Lithobates pipiens, northern leopard frog, SWAP

Abstract:

Between 1973 and 1982, nine populations of the northern leopard frog in the Red Feather Lakes region of Larimer County, Colorado, failed to reproduce. These failures all resulted in extinction of the populations. One area formerly supporting a population was recolonized in 1980, but no frogs were observed at any of the nine sites in 1981 or 1982. Six of the populations went extinct because the breeding ponds dried up. The remaining populations were small enough to be susceptible to random events, but the nature of these events is unknown.

Notes:

ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Herps

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Corn PS, Fogleman JC. 1984. Extinction of montane populations of the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) in Colorado. [accessed 2015 Jun 1]; Journal of Herpetology. 18(2):147–152. https://wiki.umn.edu/pub/Wetlands7/WebHome/Extinction_of_Montane_Populat...(Rana_pipiens)_in_Colorado(cited_by_60+)_.pdf.
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