Highland frog
Species of amphibian
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The highland frog (Lithobates maculatus),[2] also known as the masked mountain frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, known from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobates maculatus Brocchi, 1877 | |
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Like other members of Lithobates, it is sometimes classified under the genus Rana.[4]
