Amphibians of Golden Gate National Recreation Area
List of the amphibians known to occur within Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including the Presidio of San Francisco and Alcatraz Island.
Created on March 13, 2014. May need additional edits.
California Red-legged Frog
The California red-legged frog, Rana draytonii, is a species of frog, that is now endemic to California. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora). The frog is an IUCN vulnerable species, and a federally listed threatened species of the United States, and is protected by law.
American Bullfrog
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”. This species has traditionally been classified as Rana catesbeiana, however the classification has been changed to Lithobates due to paraphyly in Ranidae. This frog has an ...more ↓
