Mississippi gopher frog

Mississippi gopher frog
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. sevosus
Binomial name
Lithobates sevosus
(Goin & Netting, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Rana sevosa
    Goin & Netting, 1940
  • Rana capito sevosa
    A.H. Wright & A.A. Wright, 1942
  • Rana areolata sevosa
    Viosca, 1949
  • Rana sevosa
    — Young & Crother, 2001
  • Lithobates sevosus
    Frost et al., 2007

The Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus), also known commonly as the dark gopher frog, the dusky gopher frog, and the St. Tammany gopher frog, is a critically endangered species of frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is endemic to the southern United States. Its natural habitats are temperate coastal forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. This secretive frog is on average 3 in (8 cm) long, with a dark brown or black dorsal surface covered in warts. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.