Species Profile
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Mountain Yellow-Legged frog (Rana muscosa)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Mountain Yellow-Legged frog 

  • Population location: U.S.A., southern California DPS
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California , Nevada
  • Population location: U.S.A., all mountain yellow-legged frogs that occur north of the Tehachapi Mountains in the Sierra Nevada
    Listing status:  Candidate
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  California , Nevada
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
07/02/2002 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) southern California DPS
California/Nevada Region (Region 8) U.S.A., frogs occuring north of the Tehachapi Mountains

» Candidate Information

Current Candidate Status

Listing Priority: 3
Magnitude: High
Immediacy: Imminent
Taxonomy: Subspecies/population
Species Assessment Form for the Mountain Yellow-Legged frog (U.S.A., all mountain yellow-legged frogs that occur north of the Tehachapi Mountains in the Sierra Nevada) -- 404Kb.
Candidate Notice of Review Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
11/09/2009 74 FR 57803 57878 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008 73 FR 75175 75244 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007 72 FR 69033 69106 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/12/2006 71 FR 53755 53835 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
05/11/2005 70 FR 24869 24934 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 22 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
11/09/2009 74 FR 57803 57878 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008 73 FR 75175 75244 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007 72 FR 69033 69106 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
06/25/2007 72 FR 34657 34661 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)
09/12/2006 71 FR 53755 53835 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Mountain Yellow-Legged frog.

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
09/14/2006 71 FR 54343 54386 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southern California Distinct Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa); Final Rule Final Rule Active
09/01/2005 70 FR 54105 54143 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southern California Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa) Proposed Rule Not Required

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
HCP Plan Summaries
Western Riverside MSHCP (One permit w/ 22 permittees)

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title Finding
06/25/2007 72 FR 34657 34661 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
    • 01/16/2003 68 FR 2283 2303 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for a Petition To List the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana muscosa).
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
    • 10/12/2000 65 FR 60603 60605 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Mountain Yellow-legged Frog as Endangered
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
    • 12/22/1999 64 FR 71714 71722 ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for the Southern California Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted
  • Proposed Listing, Endangered
    • 07/08/1997 62 FR 36481 36482 ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To List the Southern California Population of the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog With Critical Habitat
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009